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

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

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.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy LP 8, Policy LP 10

Judgments cited: Hallam Land Management Ltd v SSCLG [2018] EWCA Civ 1808

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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