Planning appeal decision
Land Accessed Between 2 and 4 Fordham Road, Isleham, CB7 5QZ
Planning appeal 3300259 at Land Accessed Between 2 and 4 Fordham Road, Isleham, CB7 5QZ (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 21 December 2022 by Inspector Crossen S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring residential properties with particular regard to privacy.
the erection of four market dwellings, garages, parking spaces, hard and soft landscaping, access and all other associated infrastructure
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Crossen S
- Postcode
- CB7 5QZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring residential properties with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The inter-visible distances between windows and the boundary fence mitigation were sufficient to protect privacy despite minor shortfalls in garden length to conservatories, and existing overlooking patterns in the area meant the minimum standards were adequate for acceptable privacy levels.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV2 of the East Cambridgeshire Local Plan, adopted April 2015Policy 3 of the Isleham Neighbourhood Plan 2021-2041 made April 2022
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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