Planning appeal decision
Siberia House, 30 Cambridge Street, St Neots, Cambs, PE19 1JL
Planning appeal 3340087 at Siberia House, 30 Cambridge Street, St Neots, Cambs, PE19 1JL (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 20 August 2024 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the setting of the listed building.
‘erection of a single-storey timber-framed structure to house hot tub off concrete raft foundation base’
- Authority
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
- Postcode
- PE19 1JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the setting of the listed building
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the St. Neots Conservation Area
What decided it
The private rather than public benefits of the hot tub structure do not provide clear and convincing justification to outweigh the considerable importance and weight given to the conservation of the Grade II listed building and the Conservation Area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP34A3SS2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 195Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208
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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