Owls Barn, 24 Station Road West, Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4NL

Planning appeal 3362486 at Owls Barn, 24 Station Road West, Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4NL (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 16 July 2025 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the host building and the surrounding area.

first floor rear extension, conversion of garage to bedroom, new parapet and roof covering to garage, new lean-to pergolas to front, side and rear, and new cladding to fenestration

Authority: South Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Marshall E
Postcode: CB22 4NL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The impact of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the host building and the surrounding area
Highway safety
Neighbouring residential amenity with regard to overbearingness and overlooking

What decided it

The parapet wall and first-floor rear extension would result in unacceptable overbearing impact on the neighbouring property at 26 Station Road West, particularly affecting the driveway and private amenity space, combined with highway safety concerns arising from insufficient information about the new access and undisclosed boundary treatments.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HQ/1Policy S/7Policy TI/3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 135Paragraph 116

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