Planning appeal decision
1 Field Cottage Road, Eaton Socon, St. Neots, PE19 8HA
Planning appeal 3330731 at 1 Field Cottage Road, Eaton Socon, St. Neots, PE19 8HA (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 19 July 2024 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to the effect on the character and appearance, and setting of, the St Neots Conservation Area and the setting of the grade II listed building at 267 Great North Road.
erection of a single-storey three-bedroom dwelling with habitable accommodation in the roof space
- Authority
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage K
- Postcode
- PE19 8HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to the effect on the character and appearance, and setting of, the St Neots Conservation Area and the setting of the grade II listed building at 267 Great North Road
- Whether the proposal makes suitable provision for waste and recycling management
What decided it
The failure to provide a complete and enforceable unilateral undertaking to secure the required contribution towards waste and recycling management provision, contrary to Policy LP4 of the Huntingdonshire Local Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP11Policy LP12Policy LP34Policy LP4Policy A3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57Paragraph 56
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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