Planning appeal decision
48 Common Lane, Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 9AN
Planning appeal 3351078 at 48 Common Lane, Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 9AN (Huntingdonshire District Council) was allowed on 30 April 2025 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed buildings, 44 Common Lane (Medlands) and Barn to West of Number 44 (Medlands), and the extent to which the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Hemingfords Conservation Area.
an extension to existing car port
- Authority
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- PE28 9AN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed buildings, 44 Common Lane (Medlands) and Barn to West of Number 44 (Medlands), and the extent to which the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Hemingfords Conservation Area
What decided it
The minimal increase in scale and footprint, combined with the maintained separation distance and intervening landscaping features, would preserve the setting of the listed buildings and the character of the conservation area without causing harm to these heritage assets.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP34
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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