Planning appeal decision
17 South Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PB
Planning appeal 3317849 at 17 South Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PB (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 27 September 2023 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
a new 3 bed dwelling to the side of 17 South Road
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Billings C
- Postcode
- CB24 9PB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether the proposal would comply with national and local planning policy which seeks to steer development away from areas of the highest risk of flooding
What decided it
The proposal would result in overdevelopment harmful to the character and appearance of the surrounding area and would not comply with flood risk policy due to the absence of a site-specific Flood Risk Assessment.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HQ/1Policy H/16Policy HIM01Policy CC/9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 55
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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