Planning appeal decision
Welsumme Farm Weirs Drove, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0BP
Planning appeal 3346945 at Welsumme Farm Weirs Drove, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0BP (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 20 December 2024 by Inspector Chalk M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is in an acceptable location having regard to local and national policies.
creation of new dwelling house comprising 4 plus bedrooms and associated double garage accessed via existing site entrance
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chalk M
- Postcode
- CB25 0BP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is in an acceptable location having regard to local and national policies
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with Policy GROWTH 2 of the up-to-date Local Plan, which restricts new market housing outside development envelopes, and the material considerations do not attract sufficient weight to outweigh this conflict.
The limited benefits of housing delivery and economic support were outweighed by the full weight of the conflict with the development plan locational strategy
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GROWTH 2Paragraph 3.5.5
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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