Planning appeal decision
44 Church Lane , Cheveley, Newmarket, CB8 9DJ
Planning appeal 3345127 at 44 Church Lane , Cheveley, Newmarket, CB8 9DJ (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 13 May 2025 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: effect of the proposal on trees on and surrounding the appeal site.
Construction of a single two storey dwelling with cart shed garage, new garden wall and access drive. Dismantling the existing cart shed and store and reassembling the cart shed garage and store in two separate buildings
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- CB8 9DJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- effect of the proposal on trees on and surrounding the appeal site
- biodiversity net gain and protected species
- character and appearance of the surrounding area, with particular regard to the setting of the nearby 44 Church Lane (No. 44) which is a non-designated heritage asset, and the setting of the Cheveley Conservation Area
- living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of No. 44, with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the proposal would not cause harm to trees T23 and T30 and the absence of substantive evidence regarding protected species, contrary to Policies ENV 1 and ENV 7 of the Local Plan and the statutory duty to have regard to biodiversity conservation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV 1Policy ENV 2Policy ENV 7Policy ENV 11Policy CHEV 7Policy CHEV 11Policy CHEV 12Policy CHEV 14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 216
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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