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Dismissed27 August 20253363192

Land Rear Of , 226 To 250 Queen Ediths Way, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire, CB1 8NL

Planning appeal 3363192 at Land Rear Of , 226 To 250 Queen Ediths Way, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire, CB1 8NL (Cambridge City Council) was dismissed on 27 August 2025 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.

up to nine self-build/custom-build plots

Authority
Cambridge City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hobbs J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate that the proposal would not have a harmful effect on Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits SSSI means the appeal site cannot be defined as Grey Belt, making the development inappropriate in the Green Belt, and the substantial harm to the Green Belt is not clearly outweighed by the benefits of the proposal.

Substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt (inappropriate development and harm to openness) and harm from over-reliance on private motor vehicles; significant weight given to provision of 9 self-build/custom-build plots and economic benefits; the harm is not clearly outweighed by the benefits, so very special circumstances do not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 1Policy 3Policy 4Policy 55Policy 56Policy 80Policy 81
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 129Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 193

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