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Allowed15 August 20253363980

East of 38A Chapel Lane, Wicken, Cambs, CB7 5X2

Planning appeal 3363980 at East of 38A Chapel Lane, Wicken, Cambs, CB7 5X2 (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 15 August 2025 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan.

Erection of 2 detached four-bedroom homes with garages, off-street parking and associated landscaping

Authority
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Storey P
Postcode
CB7 5XZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan

What decided it

The site's physical containment by existing residential development and the absence of demonstrable harm, combined with housing delivery benefits and efficient land use, justified residential development despite the site lying outside the development envelope.

the site-specific factors of containment by existing development, absence of visual harm, infrastructure improvements, and the benefits of housing provision and efficient land use outweighed the conflict with Policy GROWTH 2's spatial strategy

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GROWTH 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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