®Planning appeal decision
Land to the West Neal Drive, Orchard Park Cambridge, CB4 2WR
Planning appeal 3333808 at Land to the West Neal Drive, Orchard Park Cambridge, CB4 2WR (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 19 July 2024 by Inspector Sabu R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect that varying the condition would have on the living environment of future occupiers and the living condition of neighbouring occupiers with regard to the provision of car parking.
Erection of new private rented residential block comprising a total of eighty studio one and two bedroom apartments, without complying with condition 2 of planning permission S/4191/19/FL (removal of underground car parking and associated structures, reduction in length/depth of blocks with internal alterations to apartment mix, increased electric vehicle charge points, alterations to above ground car-parking, and external landscape alterations)
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Sabu R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect that varying the condition would have on the living environment of future occupiers and the living condition of neighbouring occupiers with regard to the provision of car parking
- the effect that varying the condition would have on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The car parking provision, when including car club spaces valued at 12 equivalent spaces, would meet the requirement based on 2011 Census data with only marginal changes confirmed by 2021 Census data, and the loss of landscaping would be minor and would not harm the character of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TI/3Policy HQ/1Orchard Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document
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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