Planning appeal decision
Middle Farm, Main Street, Southorpe, Stamford, PE9 3BX
Planning appeal 3327218 at Middle Farm, Main Street, Southorpe, Stamford, PE9 3BX (Peterborough City Council) was dismissed on 2 July 2024 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial strategy and the effect on the countryside.
single storey rear extension to annex
- Authority
- Peterborough City Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bayliss G
- Postcode
- PE9 3BX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial strategy and the effect on the countryside
- The effect of the proposal on designated heritage assets
- Whether the proposed size and scale of the resulting annex would be tantamount to the creation of a separate dwelling
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan on three independent grounds: location in the countryside outside the settlement envelope, harmful effect on designated heritage assets without sufficient public benefit justification, and creation of a building capable of functioning as an independent dwelling rather than remaining ancillary to the main house.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP2Policy LP8Policy LP11Policy LP19Policy LP34
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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