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Dismissed11 April 20253355275

Yard 2 At Ashley Lodge Conquest Drove, Farcet, Cambs , PE7 3DH

Planning appeal 3355275 at Yard 2 At Ashley Lodge Conquest Drove, Farcet, Cambs , PE7 3DH (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 11 April 2025 by Inspector Hockenhull H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is in an appropriate location having regard to national and local planning policies.

the erection of a new SEN school including parking area and outbuildings for storage of educational equipment/maintenance

Authority
Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Hockenhull H
Postcode
PE7 3DH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is in an appropriate location having regard to national and local planning policies
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The combination of the site's inappropriate countryside location with poor sustainable accessibility and the unresolved highway safety concerns arising from inadequate road infrastructure and lack of drop-off provision outweighed the educational benefits of the proposed school.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP10Policy LP16Policy LP17Policy LP22
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 115

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