Planning appeal decision
72 High Street, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9HZ
Planning appeal 3295120 at 72 High Street, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9HZ (Cambridge City Council) was dismissed on 9 November 2022 by Inspector Greenwood L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area.
the erection of 9 No 1 and 2 bedroom dwellings with associated infrastructure following demolition of an existing dwelling
- Authority
- Cambridge City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Greenwood L
- Postcode
- CB1 9HZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area
- The living conditions of future occupiers of the dwellings in terms of outdoor garden space and the storage of cycles and waste
- Local biodiversity
What decided it
The proposal's cramped overdevelopment of the restricted site, combined with inadequate private amenity space for family housing and unassessed biodiversity harm, conflicted with Cambridge Local Plan policies on character, amenity space, and ecological protection.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 50Policy 52Policy 55Policy 57Policy 70
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 60Paragraph 119Paragraph 180
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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