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Dismissed17 April 20243330331

The Plough, Ramsey Road, Farcet, Peterborough, PE7 3DR

Planning appeal 3330331 at The Plough, Ramsey Road, Farcet, Peterborough, PE7 3DR (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 17 April 2024 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the development, with regard to the provisions of the development plan pertaining to development in the countryside.

change of use to commercial vehicle storage and depot

Authority
Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Cowley R
Postcode
PE7 3DR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the development, with regard to the provisions of the development plan pertaining to development in the countryside
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the development on highway safety
  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise

What decided it

The appeal site does not provide a suitable location for the development under the development plan policies for countryside development, and the scheme would cause harm to character and appearance, highway safety, and neighbouring living conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP10Policy LP19Policy LP11Policy LP12Policy LP17Policy LP14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 115Paragraph 124Paragraph 89

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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