Planning appeal decision
196-198 Green End Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1RL
Planning appeal 3313724 at 196-198 Green End Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1RL (Cambridge City Council) was dismissed on 8 November 2023 by Inspector Fallon R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the demolition of Nos. 196 and 198 Green End Road and construction of 9 apartments (8 one-bed flats and 1 studio flat) along with ground floor commercial space and associated parking
- Authority
- Cambridge City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fallon R
- Postcode
- CB4 1RL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the scheme would provide adequate cycle storage facilities
- the living conditions of future occupiers, with particular regard to amenity space
What decided it
The adverse character and appearance impacts of the scheme, arising from the third storey projecting significantly above the eaves and dominating the modest 2-storey surrounding built form, outweighed the benefits of providing 9 dwellings and commercial space on a brownfield windfall site.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 55Policy 56Policy 57Policy 82Appendix LPolicy 50
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 69Paragraph 120Paragraph 119Paragraph 124Paragraph 219
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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