Higham Farm The Heath, Bluntisham, HUNTINGDON, PE28 3LQ

to convert one out house to a three-bedroom dwelling

Authority: Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Clarke B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the suitability of the appeal site as a location for a residential development, with particular reference to the requirements of the development plan, and the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area
the effect of the development upon biodiversity
whether the effects of the development are such that a financial contribution for refuse collection would be necessary and reasonable

What decided it

The proposed development would be unsuitably located outside settlement boundaries, would have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding rural area, would harm biodiversity without mitigation, and would not provide an appropriate mechanism for refuse collection, conflicting with the development plan taken as a whole.

Plan policies cited: LP10, LP11, LP12, LP20, LP33, LP30

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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