®Planning appeal decision
Land Known As Valentine Stables, 34A South Road, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AU
Planning appeal 3328025 at Land Known As Valentine Stables, 34A South Road, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AU (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 6 May 2025 by Inspector Preston C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice (erection of a dwellinghouse without planning permission) has occurred as a matter of fact.
Without planning permission the erection of a dwelling house
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Preston C
- Postcode
- CB21 6AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice (erection of a dwellinghouse without planning permission) has occurred as a matter of fact
- Whether the matters stated in the notice, if they occurred, constitute a breach of planning control
- Whether planning permission should be granted for the erection of a dwellinghouse
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
What decided it
The building was constructed as a dwellinghouse from the outset without planning permission, in breach of development plan policies restricting residential development outside settlement frameworks, and no material considerations justify departure from the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S/7Policy H/19Policy GAL2
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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