®Planning appeal decision
Land South of The Causeway, Kneesworth, Cambridgeshire, SG8 5JD
the erection of 9 self-build dwellings, associated infrastructure and landscaping
- Authority
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sargent J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development accords with the District's spatial strategy
- whether it is a sustainable location
- its effect on the character and appearance of the countryside
- whether the infrastructure payments sought are justified
- the effect on best and most versatile farmland
- if development plan conflict would result from any of the above, whether there are material considerations that indicate the decision should be otherwise than in accordance with the development plan
What decided it
The substantial, unmet shortfall in custom and self-build housing plots outweighed the identified development plan conflicts.
The benefits of providing 9 self-build houses, in the context of a substantial shortfall in self-build plots, outweighed the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, the harm to character and appearance, and the loss of best and most versatile agricultural land.
Plan policies cited: Policy S/6, Policy S/7, Policy S/2, Policy TI/2(1), Policy NH/2, Policy NH/3, Policy TI/8, Policy SC/4, Policy NH/6, Policy SC/6, Policy SC/7, Policy H/9
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.