®Planning appeal decision
Land to the North of Cambridge North Station, Cambridge, CB4 0AE
Planning appeal 3315611 at Land to the North of Cambridge North Station, Cambridge, CB4 0AE (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 25 January 2024 by Inspector Coffey L, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issues are those set out in IR14.1.
Hybrid application: a) outline application (access and landscaping not reserved) for three residential blocks providing up to 425 residential units with flexible Class E and F ground floor uses, and two commercial buildings (Use Class E(g)(i) offices, (ii) research and development) with flexible Class E and F ground floor uses, basements for parking and building services, car and cycle parking, infrastructure works and demolition; b) full application for three commercial buildings (Use Class E(g)(i) offices, (ii) research and development) with flexible Class E and F ground floor uses, associated car and cycle parking, multi storey car and cycle park, basements for parking and building services, landscaping, infrastructure works and demolition
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Coffey L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issues are those set out in IR14.1
What decided it
The substantial public benefits of the scheme (economic, housing, and environmental) were found to outweigh the less than substantial heritage harm to the two Conservation Areas.
The considerable, substantial, great and significant benefits of the scheme (design, office/lab space delivery, economic growth, housing and affordable housing delivery, environmental measures, public realm) were found to collectively outweigh the less than substantial heritage harm to the Riverside and Stourbridge and Fen Ditton Conservation Areas, tipping the balance in favour of granting permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS/4Policy S/2Policy S/3Policy S/5Policy S/6Policy CC/1Policy CC/3Policy CC/4Policy CC/6Policy CC/7Policy CC/8Policy CC/9Policy HQ/1Policy HQ/2Policy NH/2Policy NH/4Policy NH/6Policy NH/8Policy NH/14Policy H/8Policy H/9Policy H/10Policy H/12Policy E/9Policy E/10Policy E/22Policy SC/2Policy SC/4Policy SC/6Policy SC/7Policy SC/9Policy SC/10Policy SC/11Policy SC/12Policy SC/14Policy TI/2Policy TI/3Policy TI/8Policy TI/10Policy 15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 20Paragraph 48Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 81Paragraph 83Paragraph 85Paragraph 120Paragraph 124Paragraph 174Paragraph 205Paragraph 208Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
- Judgments
- R(An Taisce) v SSECC [2014] EWCA Civ 1111
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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