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Dismissed11 December 20233327277

Land North West of Chequers Close, Alconbury Weston, Alconbury Weston, PE28 4LE

Planning appeal 3327277 at Land North West of Chequers Close, Alconbury Weston, Alconbury Weston, PE28 4LE (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 11 December 2023 by Inspector Wallis D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would make sufficient provision for affordable housing.

Rural Exceptions Residential Development for up to 15 dwellings with all matters reserved except access and layout (re-submission of 21/01343/OUT)

Authority
Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Wallis D
Postcode
PE28 4LE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposal would make sufficient provision for affordable housing
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing occupiers in Chequers Close, particularly from noise and disturbance
  • effects of the development upon social infrastructure

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the Council's spatial strategy (Policies LP2, LP9 and LP10) by locating housing, including market housing, outside the settlement boundary in an unpreferred location outweighed the benefits of the affordable housing provision.

the substantial weight given to affordable housing provision was outweighed by the greater weight afforded to the conflict and non-conformity with the Development Plan, so the balance tipped against the proposal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP2Policy LP3Policy LP4Policy LP9Policy LP10Policy LP14Policy LP24Policy LP28
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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