®Planning appeal decision
21 The Green, Ashley, Newmarket, East Cambridgeshire , CB8 9EB
Planning appeal 3359954 at 21 The Green, Ashley, Newmarket, East Cambridgeshire , CB8 9EB (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 20 July 2026 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the amended development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Ashley Conservation Area.
without planning permission, the erection of a single storey side extension
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
- Postcode
- CB8 9EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the amended development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Ashley Conservation Area
- the effect of the amended development on the living conditions of occupiers of 14 Chapel Row
What decided it
The amended extension's ridge height, footprint, and hipped roof form fail to reflect the modest proportions and traditional design of the original cottage and consequently fail to preserve the historic character and appearance of Ashley Conservation Area, resulting in less than substantial harm to which great weight must be given under NPPF paragraph 212, with no public benefits to outweigh it.
Less than substantial harm to the conservation area significance was weighed against claimed public benefits of extending and improving living space, but no evidence demonstrated this could not be achieved in a more sympathetic manner, and the balance tipped decisively against the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV2Policy ENV11Policy ENV1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135(c)Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
- Judgments
- John Leslie Finney v Welsh Ministers & Carmarthenshire County Council; Energiekontor (UK) Limited; Fiske v Test Valley BC & Woodington Solar Limited
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.