Land North East Of Gloucester Barn , Fen Road , Pidley, Cambridgeshire, PE28 3DD

Planning appeal 3368678 at Land North East Of Gloucester Barn , Fen Road , Pidley, Cambridgeshire, PE28 3DD (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 28 October 2025 by Inspector Mayes C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

for up to 3 dwellings

Authority: Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Mayes C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The significant and detrimental effect on the character, identity and beauty of the countryside, which when weighed against the modest contribution of three dwellings to housing supply, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.

The modest housing benefits of three dwellings were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant and detrimental effect on countryside character and appearance, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LP2Policy LP9Policy LP10Policy LP12
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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