®Planning appeal decision
110 Cinques Road, Gamlingay, SANDY, SG19 3NR
the erection of 5 No. Self-Build and Custom Dwellings
- Authority
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Boughton A
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.
Framework references: 11, 5
Plan policies cited: Policy S/7 of the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan 2018, Policy GAM3 of the Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan, Policy HQ/1, Policy NH/4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.