Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 74 Station Road, Willingham, Cambridge, CB24 5HG
Planning appeal 3290243 at Land Adjacent to 74 Station Road, Willingham, Cambridge, CB24 5HG (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 7 November 2022 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
2 detached passive four bedroom dwellings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reed D
- Postcode
- CB24 5HG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would increase the risk of on or off-site flooding
What decided it
The changed character of the area due to the construction of Hazel Field since adoption of the development plan, combined with the site's proximity to the village and identification of Willingham as a suitable location for windfall development, justified a decision at variance with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S/7Policy S/9Policy HQ/1Policy CC/9
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in South Cambridgeshire
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Allowed23 October 20266005101Land North of Pampisford Road, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AH
- Dismissed10 September 20266009303Land Adj 50 Middleton Way, Fen Drayton, CB24 4SU
- Allowed17 July 20266007191Land North West of 60-64 Histon Road, Cottenham, CB24 8UD
- Dismissed7 July 2026600528594, High Street, Meldreth, SG8 6LB
- Allowed11 June 2026600333273 High Street, Little Shelford, CB22 5ES
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®