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Dismissed22 January 20243319255

Ashwell Road, Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, SG8 0NZ

Planning appeal 3319255 at Ashwell Road, Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, SG8 0NZ (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 22 January 2024 by Inspector Underwood G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the quality of the proposed design would be sufficiently high as to outweigh the presumption against development in this location.

the erection of four detached earth sheltered Paragraph 80 dwellings with associated hard and soft landscaping, formation of two new ponds and ‘re-wilding’ of land

Authority
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Underwood G
Postcode
SG8 0NZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the quality of the proposed design would be sufficiently high as to outweigh the presumption against development in this location
  • The development's effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • The development's effect on the supply of agricultural land
  • The development's effect on protected species and biodiversity

What decided it

The proposal failed to demonstrate design quality of exceptional standard required to justify countryside development, and would cause considerable harm to character and appearance whilst resulting in unjustified loss of best and most versatile agricultural land.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S/7Policy H/15Policy HQ/1Policy CC/3Policy CC/4Policy NH/2Policy NH/3Policy NH/4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 139

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