®Planning appeal decision
9 The Green, Thriplow, Royston, SG8 7QX
Planning appeal 3356674 at 9 The Green, Thriplow, Royston, SG8 7QX (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 8 April 2025 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Thriplow Conservation Area (1975).
for the erection of a single storey, self-build dwelling along with use of retained access points and host dwelling as well as associated works
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hartley S
- Postcode
- SG8 7QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Thriplow Conservation Area (1975)
- The impact of the proposed development upon protected trees
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Thriplow Conservation Area, to which very substantial weight was afforded, outweighed the moderate weight given to the public benefit of providing one self-build dwelling to help meet the District's shortfall in self-build provision.
The moderate weight afforded to the public benefit of self-build provision did not overcome the very substantial weight attached to the less than substantial harm to the conservation area's character and appearance
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- HQ/1H/16NH/14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 155
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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