Planning appeal decision
25 Station Road, Over, Cambridge, CB24 5NJ
Planning appeal 3306653 at 25 Station Road, Over, Cambridge, CB24 5NJ (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 18 May 2023 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the street scene.
the subdivision of existing garden plot and erection of a detached dwelling house including the stopping up of the existing driveway access and creation of new vehicular access to Station Road
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Reed D
- Postcode
- CB24 5NJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the street scene
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 25 Station Road in relation to outlook
What decided it
The proposed front-facing gable projection would be unduly harmful to the character and appearance of the street scene and unacceptably detrimental to the living conditions of occupiers of No 25 in relation to outlook, contrary to local plan policies requiring development to be of appropriate scale and character and to protect amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S/7Policy HQ/1Policy H/16
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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