®Planning appeal decision
Station Yard, High Street, Meldreth, Cambridgeshire, SG8 6JR
demolition of existing factory building and office and construction of 22no. dwellings with associated landscaping
- Authority
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupiers of plots 21 and 22, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The harmful effect on character and appearance caused by the loss of the verdant boundary and the unacceptable loss of privacy for Plot 22 occupiers due to overlooking from Victoria Place, which together conflict with the development plan.
The benefits of housing delivery, efficient land use, accessible location, five-year housing supply contribution, and planning obligations did not outweigh the harm to character and appearance and living conditions.
Framework references: 135, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S/7, Policy HQ/1
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