Station Road, Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, CB22 5LT

Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment to form 39 retirement living apartments for older persons including communal facilities, access, associated parking and landscaping

Authority: South Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Norman R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development would be of high-quality design and its effect on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the development on the living conditions of nearby residents
Whether the development would provide acceptable contributions towards infrastructure

What decided it

The significant weight given to meeting an identified local and national need for older persons' housing, together with other benefits, outweighed the small degree of conflict with the development plan and the slight harm from the undersupply of balconies.

The small degree of conflict with the development plan and slight harm from the low provision of balconies was fully outweighed by the benefits of the scheme, including meeting housing need, efficient reuse of previously developed land, and economic and social benefits.

Framework references: 55, 57, 124, 130

Plan policies cited: Policy HQ/1, Policy HQ/1(n), Policy H/8, Policy H/9, Policy S/7, Policy S/7(1)(a)

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