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Allowed26 June 20243328390

Land Between Huntingdon Road and Cambridge Road, Cambridge, CB4 3NA

Planning appeal 3328390 at Land Between Huntingdon Road and Cambridge Road, Cambridge, CB4 3NA (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 26 June 2024 by Inspector Barrett R, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal proposal on the demand for potable water use, associated abstraction and the associated risk of deterioration to waterbodies in the Greater Cambridge area.

Outline planning permission (all matters reserved except for means of access) for up to 1,000 residential dwellings, secondary school, primary school, community facilities, retail uses, open space and landscaped areas, associated engineering, demolition and infrastructure works

Authority
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Barrett R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the appeal proposal on the demand for potable water use, associated abstraction and the associated risk of deterioration to waterbodies in the Greater Cambridge area.

What decided it

The Secretary of State's conclusion, agreeing with the Inspector, that the appeal development would not adversely affect the demand for potable water or associated abstraction and would not risk deterioration to waterbodies, thereby resolving the Environment Agency's outstanding objection.

the substantial benefits of the scheme (housing delivery including 40% affordable housing, economic benefits, community facilities, sports/open space and a Country Park, effective use of land, biodiversity net gain, and support for active travel) were given substantial weight and outweighed the limited weight given to harm to non-designated heritage assets, with the proposal found to accord with the development plan overall

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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Judgments
R (An Taisce (National Trust For Ireland)) v SSECC [2014] EWCA Civ 1111; [2015] PTSR 189; R (Together Against Sizewell C) v SSESNZ [2023] EWHC 1526 (Admin); Gateshead MBC v Secretary of State for the Environment [1995] Env LR 37, [1994] 1 PLR 8515; Case C-461/13 Bund für Umwelt

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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