Planning appeal decision
The Oaks, Blacksmiths Lane, Shudy Camps, CB21 4RH
Planning appeal 3302928 at The Oaks, Blacksmiths Lane, Shudy Camps, CB21 4RH (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 7 March 2023 by Inspector Biggers P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwellings in their countryside location would be sustainable development in the context of the development plan.
demolition of existing dwelling and industrial buildings and erection of two x 3 bedroom bungalows and associated garages and alteration of access
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Biggers P
- Postcode
- CB21 4RH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwellings in their countryside location would be sustainable development in the context of the development plan
What decided it
The material consideration that the permitted B2 industrial use could be reused more intensively, combined with the environmental benefits of removing run-down buildings and enhancing a brownfield site, outweighed the policy breach of allowing one additional dwelling beyond the replacement dwelling permitted under Policy H/4.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S/11Policy H/4Policy S/7Policy TI/2Policy NH/2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 79Paragraph 174
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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