Planning appeal decision
Flat 1, 40B Green End Road, Cambridge, CB4 1RY
Planning appeal 3340322 at Flat 1, 40B Green End Road, Cambridge, CB4 1RY (Cambridge City Council) was dismissed on 3 September 2024 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
a single storey rear extension to create a studio dwelling
- Authority
- Cambridge City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- CB4 1RY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on the living conditions of future residents of the studio flat with regard to outlook
What decided it
The layouts submitted do not provide adequate living conditions with regard to outlook and raise concerns regarding privacy and disturbance, which outweigh the benefits of additional residential accommodation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 52cPolicy 52Policy 50Policy 56Policy 57Policy 58
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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