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Dismissed13 May 20243327184

16 Cock Close Road, Yaxley, Peterborough, PE7 3HJ

Planning appeal 3327184 at 16 Cock Close Road, Yaxley, Peterborough, PE7 3HJ (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 13 May 2024 by Inspector Gee R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the availability of open space.

Change of use of land to part residential/part landscape buffer, with replacement garden fence

Authority
Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Gee R
Postcode
PE7 3HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect on the availability of open space
  • the effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • the effect on biodiversity

What decided it

The loss of open space of public value without justification, evidence of surplus status, or compensating benefits, contrary to the up-to-date development plan policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP32Policy LP31Policy LP30
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWCH 2823 (Admin)

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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