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Allowed21 May 20243331431

Envar Composting Ltd , St Ives Road , Somersham , PE28 3BS

Planning appeal 3331431 at Envar Composting Ltd , St Ives Road , Somersham , PE28 3BS (Cambridgeshire County Council *) was allowed on 21 May 2024 by Inspector Shrigley M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The landscape and visual effects on the locality, and whether any harm(s) arising are outweighed by any benefits in the associated overall planning balance.

for the construction of a Dry Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility, Pellet Fertiliser Facility, Healthcare Waste Recovery Facility, Waste Transfer Station, Vehicle Re-Fuelling Station, and a Biomass Fuel Storage Building, including surface water storage lagoons, extension to concrete pad, demolition of IVC buildings/tunnels and ancillary development. Summary of Recommendation: That the appeal be allowed, and planning permission granted subject to conditions. 1.0

Authority
Cambridgeshire County Council *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
minerals-waste · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Shrigley M
Postcode
PE28 3BS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The landscape and visual effects on the locality, and whether any harm(s) arising are outweighed by any benefits in the associated overall planning balance.

What decided it

The substantial weight attributed to carbon saving benefits and moving waste up the waste hierarchy outweighed the significant landscape and visual harm from the chimney and conflict with the development plan.

Despite conflict with the development plan (significant landscape/visual harm and limited weight health perception harm), the material considerations—substantial weight carbon savings, substantial weight waste hierarchy benefits, moderate weight co-location efficiencies, significant weight job creation, limited weight BNG, and very limited weight odour reduction—collectively outweighed the harm, indicating permission should be granted.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 1 (MWLP)Policy 3 (MWLP)Policy 4 (MWLP)Policy 10 (MWLP)Policy 17 (MWLP)Policy 18 (MWLP)Policy 20 (MWLP)Policy 21 (MWLP)Policy 22 (MWLP)Policy 23 (MWLP)Policy 24 (MWLP)Policy 25 (MWLP)Appendix 3 (MWLP)LP2 (HLP)LP5 (HLP)LP10 (HLP)LP11 (HLP)LP12 (HLP)LP14 (HLP)LP15 (HLP)LP16 (HLP)LP17 (HLP)LP19 (HLP)LP29 (HLP)LP30 (HLP)LP31 (HLP)LP34 (HLP)LP35 (HLP)LP36 (HLP)LP37 (HLP)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 135Paragraph 180
Judgments
Cawrey; R (on the application of Cherkley Campaign Ltd) v Mole Valley DC [2014] EWCA Civ 567; Smith

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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