®Planning appeal decision
110 Cinques Road, Gamlingay, Sandy, SG19 3NR
Planning appeal 3291085 at 110 Cinques Road, Gamlingay, Sandy, SG19 3NR (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 30 December 2022 by Inspector Boughton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be appropriately located having regard to the effect of the proposal upon character and appearance of the area, including the effect of the proposal upon trees and hedgerows.
the erection of 5 No. Self-Build and Custom Dwellings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Boughton A
- Postcode
- SG19 3NR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be appropriately located having regard to the effect of the proposal upon character and appearance of the area, including the effect of the proposal upon trees and hedgerows
- whether permission should be granted having regard to the duty set out in sections 2 and 2A of the Self Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The proposal would not meet the definition of self-build or custom housing under the Self Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 and related PPG, as the detailed permission would allow designs to be built without the primary input of the initial owner into design and layout, and therefore could not benefit from the tilted balance even if engaged.
Although the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) would be engaged by the Council's concession of a shortage of self-build plots, the proposal could not benefit from it because it would not constitute genuine self-build housing; the conflict with the development plan on location and character and appearance grounds therefore could not be outweighed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S/7 of the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan 2018Policy GAM3 of the Gamlingay Neighbourhood PlanPolicy HQ/1Policy NH/4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 5
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.
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