Land North Of Sunrhyl, Church Street, Needingworth, PE27 4TF

Planning appeal 3305802 at Land North Of Sunrhyl, Church Street, Needingworth, PE27 4TF (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2023 by Inspector Castle S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the development would be located within the built-up area of Needingworth, having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of 14 dwellings with associated landscaping, parking, cycle and refuse storage, sustainable drainage system (SUDs) and vehicular access point off Mill Way

Authority: Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Castle S
Postcode: PE27 4TF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the development would be located within the built-up area of Needingworth, having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area
Whether or not the development would represent good design

What decided it

The site's location outside the built-up area causing harm to the character and appearance of the area, combined with poor design, outweighed the benefits of the scheme.

The significant weight attributed to conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and harm to character, appearance and design outweighed the moderate/limited benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, economic/social benefits, biodiversity net gain and s106 obligations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LP2Policy LP9Policy LP10Policy LP11Policy LP12
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 174Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 12

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