®Planning appeal decision
24 West Street, Comberton, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7DS
Planning appeal 3329186 at 24 West Street, Comberton, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7DS (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 17 January 2024 by Inspector Biggers P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would have an adverse impact on the character and appearance of the Conservation Area surroundings on West Street and on the neighbouring listed buildings at Nos 14 and 18 West Street.
replacement of existing outbuilding with 3 bay single storey garage with mono pitch low profile roof
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Biggers P
- Postcode
- CB23 7DS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would have an adverse impact on the character and appearance of the Conservation Area surroundings on West Street and on the neighbouring listed buildings at Nos 14 and 18 West Street
- Whether the proposed development would have an adverse impact on the living conditions of present and future occupiers at No 14 West Street in terms of proximity and loss of outlook and light
What decided it
The positioning, scale and height of the proposed 3 bay garage would cause unacceptable harm to the significance and setting of the adjacent listed buildings and the Conservation Area, with no public benefits to outweigh this less than substantial harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- HQ/1NH/14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 205Paragraph 208Paragraph 128
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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