Land at Folly Farm Livery Stable, London Road, Yaxley, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3NQ

Planning appeal 3363835 at Land at Folly Farm Livery Stable, London Road, Yaxley, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3NQ (Huntingdonshire District Council) was allowed on 29 August 2025 by Inspector Jones G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether any harm that would result from the development would significantly and demonstrably outweigh any benefits.

development of up to 115 dwellings to include public open space, landscaping, access and associated works (following demolition of existing buildings)

Authority: Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Jones G
Postcode: PE7 3NQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether any harm that would result from the development would significantly and demonstrably outweigh any benefits.

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance, and the substantial housing benefits were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by any identified harm.

The benefits of significant market and affordable housing delivery carried at least considerable weight and were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by any harm, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development outweighed the alleged conflict with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LP 8Policy LP 10
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11
Judgments: Hallam Land Management Ltd v SSCLG [2018] EWCA Civ 1808

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