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Allowed11 August 20253363191

51 Cromwell Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3EB

Planning appeal 3363191 at 51 Cromwell Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3EB (Cambridge City Council) was allowed on 11 August 2025 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed dwelling on the character and distinctiveness of the local area.

the change of use of detached residential outbuilding and land to a dwelling

Authority
Cambridge City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Kemmann-Lane T
Postcode
CB1 3EB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed dwelling on the character and distinctiveness of the local area
  • Whether the proposed dwelling would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers

What decided it

The existing building's established presence in the landscape, the pattern of substantial rear garden buildings in the locality, and the Inspector's assessment that the proposed dwelling would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers despite the close proximity to the host dwelling.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 52
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 2

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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