Planning appeal decision
Dairy Cottage Ness Road, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DB
Planning appeal 3305819 at Dairy Cottage Ness Road, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DB (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 30 June 2023 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the relevant policies of the development plan.
erection of 1no dwelling and associated works
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dring G
- Postcode
- CB25 0DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the relevant policies of the development plan
- the effect of the development on living conditions, with particular regard to noise
- the effect of the development on highway safety
- the effect of the development on existing trees
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan locational strategy by proposing sporadic residential development in open countryside outside any defined development envelope, contrary to Policy GROWTH 2, and this conflict is not outweighed by material considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GROWTH 2Policy GROWTH 1Policy ENV2Policy ENV9Policy COM 7Policy ENV7Policy ENV 1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 79Paragraph 105
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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