Planning appeal decision
Enterprise Nurseries, Ely Road, Landbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9NN
Planning appeal 3300589 at Enterprise Nurseries, Ely Road, Landbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9NN (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 30 December 2022 by Inspector Robinson N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
a single bungalow dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Robinson N
- Postcode
- CB25 9NN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the proposal is in a suitable location for housing, with regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan and accessibility
- The effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm combined with the unsustainable location relative to limited local services and benefits means very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NH/8Policy NH/9Policy S/7Policy HQ/1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 133Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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