Land South East of 73 Main Road, Stonely, Cambidgeshire, PE19 5EH

Planning appeal 3294480 at Land South East of 73 Main Road, Stonely, Cambidgeshire, PE19 5EH (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 5 January 2023 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing having regard to the character and appearance of the countryside and the District's best and most versatile agricultural land.

Outline planning application (all mattered reserved except mean of access) for the erection of up to 3no. self-build and custom build dwellinghouses and construction of a footpath

Authority: Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Aqbal M
Postcode: PE19 5EH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing having regard to the character and appearance of the countryside and the District's best and most versatile agricultural land
Whether the proposal would address an identified local requirement for self and custom-build homes

What decided it

The site's location in open countryside with Grade 3 agricultural land, which would be permanently lost and visually eroded by development, combined with the absence of an identified local need for self-build dwellings in Stonely, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan and could not be justified.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LP2Policy LP9Policy LP10Policy LP11Policy LP12Policy LP25Policy LP4

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