®Planning appeal decision
Land at The Nurseries, Earith Road, Colne, Cambs, PE28 3NL
erection of 2 dwellings with new access following the demolition of an existing store building and glasshouse
- Authority
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to relevant local plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether sufficient provision has been made for wheeled refuse bins
What decided it
The appeal site's status as a minor scale rounding-off development opportunity with an existing residential commitment, combined with its physical and visual relationship to existing buildings within the settlement, meant it should be assessed under the supportive LP Policy LP9 rather than countryside policies, and the well-designed proposal would not harm character and appearance.
Framework references: 109, 56, 57
Plan policies cited: LP Policy LP9, LP Policy LP10, LP Policy LP33, LP Policy LP11, LP Policy LP12, LP Policy LP4, LP Policy LP17, LP Policy LP25
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.