®Planning appeal decision
Ashwell Road, Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, SG8 0NZ
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
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.
Framework references: 84, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy S/7, Policy H/15, Policy HQ/1, Policy CC/3, Policy CC/4, Policy NH/2, Policy NH/3, Policy NH/4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.