Planning appeal decision
3 Rookery Place, Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire, PE28 9LZ
Planning appeal 3346375 at 3 Rookery Place, Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire, PE28 9LZ (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 27 November 2024 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the storage container on the character and appearance of the area.
retrospective permission for the installation of a storage container at the rear car park area
- Authority
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Jones R
- Postcode
- PE28 9LZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the storage container on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The storage container causes significant harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area, conflicting with local plan policies LP11 and LP12 and NPPF design principles, and this harm is not outweighed by the unsubstantiated business storage needs of the appellant.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP11LP12
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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