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

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

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.

Framework references: 174, 130, 134, 12

Plan policies cited: Policy LP2, Policy LP9, Policy LP10, Policy LP11, Policy LP12

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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