Agricultural Building Between 7 and 9, King Street, Somersham, Cambridgeshire, PE28 3EJ

Planning appeal 3300802 at Agricultural Building Between 7 and 9, King Street, Somersham, Cambridgeshire, PE28 3EJ (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 3 April 2023 by Inspector Seddon M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to development plan policies which seek to achieve sustainable patterns of development and to protect the character and appearance of the countryside.

erection of 3 detached dwellings and associated works

Authority: Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Seddon M
Postcode: PE28 3EJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to development plan policies which seek to achieve sustainable patterns of development and to protect the character and appearance of the countryside

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the countryside from the proposed form and scale of development at a transitional location outweighed the limited benefits to housing supply.

The benefits of the proposal in terms of housing land supply and local economy would be outweighed by the harm to the character and appearance of the countryside from the proposed form and scale of development

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: LP 10LP 11LP 2LP 17
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 60Paragraph 79

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