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Dismissed12 July 20243323216

37 Natal Road, Cambridge, CB1 3NS

Planning appeal 3323216 at 37 Natal Road, Cambridge, CB1 3NS (Cambridge City Council) was dismissed on 12 July 2024 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of 5No. dwellings following demolition of existing bungalow

Authority
Cambridge City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dade E
Postcode
CB1 3NS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions, with particular regard to external private amenity space
  • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety

What decided it

The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the area through its substantial scale and bulk appearing cramped and unsympathetic to surrounding dwellings, and would fail to provide suitable external private amenity space for future occupants.

No balancing exercise was undertaken; the proposal conflicted with the development plan taken as a whole with no other considerations to outweigh this finding.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 52Policy 55Policy 56Policy 57Policy 50Policy 82Policy 80Policy 81
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 115

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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