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Possenhofen, 21D Cannon Street, Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2SR
Planning appeal 3374547 at Possenhofen, 21D Cannon Street, Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2SR (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 24 February 2026 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO with particular regard to the size of the land, the use of the building and distance from a protected building and if prior approval can be given as to the siting, design and external appearance of the building.
2 sheds and a polytunnel
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
- Postcode
- CB6 2SR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO with particular regard to the size of the land, the use of the building and distance from a protected building and if prior approval can be given as to the siting, design and external appearance of the building
What decided it
The agricultural unit is only 0.2775 hectares, failing to meet the 5 hectare minimum threshold required by Class A, and one shed for livestock accommodation would be within 400 metres of a protected building in breach of paragraph A.2(a).
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