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Notice varied and upheld27 November 20233293584

Land at and Including Unit 11 Little America Industrial Estate, Moor Road, Great Staughton, St Neots, PE19 5BJ

Planning appeal 3293584 at Land at and Including Unit 11 Little America Industrial Estate, Moor Road, Great Staughton, St Neots, PE19 5BJ (Huntingdonshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 27 November 2023 by Inspector White P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the appropriateness of the use, considering the location and character of the area.

without Planning Permission the material Change of Use of the land from Sui Generis MOD (former WW2) use to B2 General Industrial use, being charcoal manufacture and wood heat treatment, and expansion of the use beyond the planning unit onto previously undeveloped/unused land and associated B8 open storage

Authority
Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
White P
Postcode
PE19 5BJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the appropriateness of the use, considering the location and character of the area
  • the effect of the development on the living conditions of nearby residential occupiers and environmental effects on users of the surrounding land

What decided it

The development results in harmful environmental effects on users of the public bridleway in terms of air quality and odour, and is inappropriate to the countryside location and character of the area, conflicting with development plan policies LP10, LP14 and LP19.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP19LP33LP10LP14LP9

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