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Notice varied and upheld12 June 20263367887

Land on Slate Hall Industrial Estate, Huntingdon Road, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8HD

Planning appeal 3367887 at Land on Slate Hall Industrial Estate, Huntingdon Road, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8HD (Cambridgeshire County Council *) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 12 June 2026 by Inspector Savage M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue of the section 78 appeal is whether the appeal scheme would be suitably located having regard to relevant development plan policies concerning waste management and the countryside.

retrospective change of use for the recycling of inert (CD&E) waste into recycled aggregate material

Authority
Cambridgeshire County Council *
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
minerals-waste · Change of use
Inspector
Savage M
Postcode
CB23 8HD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue of the section 78 appeal is whether the appeal scheme would be suitably located having regard to relevant development plan policies concerning waste management and the countryside.
  • Whether the period specified in the enforcement notice for compliance falls short of what should reasonably be allowed (ground (g)).

What decided it

The appellant's demonstration of a quantitative need for the facility and its co-location with a complementary established business outweighed any conflict with the waste spatial strategy, leading to permission being granted, while the enforcement notice was varied to allow a reasonable 12-month compliance period.

the benefits of moving waste management up the hierarchy, carbon savings from reduced primary aggregate use and vehicle movements, job retention and biodiversity enhancement outweighed any conflict with Policy 4 of the MWLP and Policy S/7 of the SCLP

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 3 (MWLP)Policy 4 (MWLP)Policy 20 (MWLP)Policy S/7 (SCLP)Policy E/16 (SCLP)Policy NH/4 (SCLP)
Judgments
The King (on the application of Morris Homes (North) Limited) v Bolton Council v Westchurch Homes limited and others [2025] EWHC 657 (Admin)

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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