®Planning appeal decision
Land North East Of Gloucester Barn , Fen Road , Pidley, Cambridgeshire, PE28 3DD
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LP2, Policy LP9, Policy LP10, Policy LP12
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.