Sandalwood House, Ely Road, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9NW

Planning appeal 3353146 at Sandalwood House, Ely Road, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9NW (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 17 March 2025 by Inspector Down K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the NPPF, 2024, and any relevant development plan policies.

a single storey detached annex

Authority: South Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Down K
Postcode: CB25 9NW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the NPPF, 2024, and any relevant development plan policies
The effect on the openness of the Green Belt and on its character
Whether the proposed annex would be capable of separation from the existing dwelling
If the proposed development would amount to inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations, such as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness, loss of openness and harm to character was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances did not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S/4Policy H/13Policy NH/8
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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