Planning appeal decision
Sycamore Cottage Main Street, Hamerton, Huntingdon, PE28 5QT
Planning appeal 3373237 at Sycamore Cottage Main Street, Hamerton, Huntingdon, PE28 5QT (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 18 February 2026 by Inspector Catcheside E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Sycamore Cottage or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and whether the settings of other nearby listed buildings would be preserved.
extension to rear of property
- Authority
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Catcheside E
- Postcode
- PE28 5QT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Sycamore Cottage or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and whether the settings of other nearby listed buildings would be preserved
What decided it
The proposed extension's uncharacteristic vertical form and proportions would cause less than substantial but clear harm to the special interest of the Grade II listed building, and the public benefits of the scheme were insufficient to outweigh this heritage harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP11Policy LP12Policy LP34
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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