Planning appeal decision
63 Aldreth Road, Haddenham, Ely, CB6 3PN
Planning appeal 3301495 at 63 Aldreth Road, Haddenham, Ely, CB6 3PN (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 20 March 2023 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal proposal constitutes an acceptable form of development in this location having regard to the effect on the character of the countryside.
Proposed change of use of land from open countryside to part of residential curtilage. Retention of existing storage shed, pool wall and plant building
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Worley E
- Postcode
- CB6 3PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal proposal constitutes an acceptable form of development in this location having regard to the effect on the character of the countryside
What decided it
The well-contained nature of the site, modest scale of the development, and absence of significant adverse impact on the character of the countryside meant the proposal was acceptable under Policy GROWTH2 as an exception to the normal restriction on countryside development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GROWTH2Policy ENV1Policy ENV7Policy HOU8Policy HAD1Policy HAD9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 56
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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