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Dismissed4 June 20263366308

St Andrews Lodge, First Drift, Stamford, Cambs, PE9 3JT

Planning appeal 3366308 at St Andrews Lodge, First Drift, Stamford, Cambs, PE9 3JT (Peterborough City Council) was dismissed on 4 June 2026 by Inspector Francis M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Wothorpe Special Character Area, including the effect on trees.

erection of detached dwelling, detached garage with associated hard and soft landscaping

Authority
Peterborough City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Francis M
Postcode
PE9 3JL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Wothorpe Special Character Area, including the effect on trees
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety and whether satisfactory parking arrangements would be provided
  • whether it satisfies biodiversity net gain (BNG)
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring properties with regards to the privacy of the occupiers of Windy Ridge and the outlook of the occupiers of St Giles

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the Wothorpe Special Character Area through inappropriate garden subdivision and the detrimental effect on highway safety outweighed the limited benefits of the proposal.

the limited benefits of providing an additional family dwelling and short-term economic benefits were outweighed by the harm to the character and appearance of the area including trees, the detrimental effect on highway safety and parking arrangements, and failure to achieve net gains for biodiversity

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP20Policy LP16Policy LP13Policy LP28
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 187
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)

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