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Dismissed20 December 20243346945

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

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

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