Planning appeal decision
Land off Station Road, Linton, Cambridgeshire, CB21 4NW
Planning appeal 3337024 at Land off Station Road, Linton, Cambridgeshire, CB21 4NW (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 22 May 2024 by Inspector Plenty B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, especially with respect to means of access.
an Outline application for the construction of commercial/industrial floorspace (flexible Use Class E(g)(ii)/E(g)(iii)/B2/B8) with matters reserved except for access
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- CB21 4NW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, especially with respect to means of access.
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that the proposed access would not cause material harm to highway safety, combined with the conclusion that the significant benefits of the employment development outweighed the moderate biodiversity net gain harm.
the significant benefits of employment-generating development on previously developed land outweighed the moderate harm from the biodiversity net gain loss
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- H/6HQ/1TI/2S/7NH/4T1/2CC/3CC/4
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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