®Planning appeal decision
Cherry Trees, Iram Drove, Priest Lane, Willingham, Cambridge, CB24 5HZ
Planning appeal 3324211 at Cherry Trees, Iram Drove, Priest Lane, Willingham, Cambridge, CB24 5HZ (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 January 2025 by Inspector Dignan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether it has been shown that there is no longer an existing need for dwellings for agricultural or forestry workers in the locality.
Without planning permission:
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dignan P
- Postcode
- CB24 5HZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether it has been shown that there is no longer an existing need for dwellings for agricultural or forestry workers in the locality
- Whether an appropriate marketing exercise has been undertaken
What decided it
The appellant failed to meet the requirements of Policy H/19(4), specifically failing to demonstrate no long-term local need for restricted occupancy dwellings and failing to provide evidence of marketing at a price reflecting the occupancy condition.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H/19(4)
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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