®Planning appeal decision
339 St. Neots Road, Hardwick, Cambridge, CB23 7QL
Planning appeal 3323769 at 339 St. Neots Road, Hardwick, Cambridge, CB23 7QL (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 29 February 2024 by Inspector Biggers P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location outside the Hardwick development framework defined in the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan is an appropriate one for an additional dwelling given the context of St Neots Road at this point and the policies of the plan.
erection of 2 No 3 Bed dwellings (further variation to S/2665/17/FL, S/0884/19/VC and S/3206/19/VC)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Biggers P
- Postcode
- CB23 7QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location outside the Hardwick development framework defined in the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan is an appropriate one for an additional dwelling given the context of St Neots Road at this point and the policies of the plan
What decided it
The extant permission for a large detached dwelling on the frontage, which would generate similar intensity of use and traffic to the two proposed semi-detached houses, outweighed any policy objection to development outside the development framework.
The benefits of housing delivery and effective use of land, supported by the fallback position of the extant permission, outweighed the limited difference in character and appearance impact between one large detached house and two smaller semi-detached houses on this part of St Neots Road
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S/10Policy S/7Policy H/16Policy TI/10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 70Paragraph 128
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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