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Allowed30 July 20253360199

Oakington Road, Cottenham, CB24 8AT

Planning appeal 3360199 at Oakington Road, Cottenham, CB24 8AT (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 30 July 2025 by Inspector Brooker M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regards to landscape character.

Construction of 9 custom / self-build homes, provision of access, parking, amenity areas and landscape planting

Authority
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Brooker M
Postcode
CB24 8AT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regards to landscape character
  • Whether the appeal scheme makes effective use of land with particular regards to policy H/8
  • Whether the appeal scheme can be satisfactorily accessed from the public highway, with particular regards to trees outside of the appeal site
  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with regards flooding

What decided it

The significant shortfall in self-build dwelling provision, which the appeal scheme would help address with 9 plots, outweighed the conflict with policy S7 regarding countryside encroachment.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S7Policy H/8Policy H/10Policy NH/8Policy CC8Policy CC9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 58

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