Planning appeal decision
Ramadie, Earith Road, Colne, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE28 3NL
Planning appeal 3331158 at Ramadie, Earith Road, Colne, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE28 3NL (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 2 April 2024 by Inspector Bowden N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, the amount of development, flood risk, highway safety and ecological effects.
the demolition of former piggery and storage barn and the construction of three dwellings
- Authority
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowden N
- Postcode
- PE28 3NL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, the amount of development, flood risk, highway safety and ecological effects
What decided it
The site's location in open countryside not well-related to the built-up area of Colne conflicts with policy LP10, and the absence of a sequential test and Flood Risk Assessment to address high groundwater flood risk conflicts with policy LP5.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP9LP10LP5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 165
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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