®Planning appeal decision
Land at Fenny Lane Farm, Fenny Lane, Meldreth, Cambridgshire, SG8 6NN
nine self-build dwellings
- Authority
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a residential development
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The scale of harm to the character and appearance of this particularly sensitive low density settlement edge location, when combined with the conflict with locational strategy policies, outweighed the benefits of self-build provision and the relatively sustainable location.
The substantial social and economic benefits of self-build provision and the sustainable location were outweighed by the considerable harm to the character and appearance of the area and the conflict with the development plan's locational strategy policies.
Plan policies cited: Policy S/7, Policy S/10, Policy HQ/1, Policy NH/2
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.