®Planning appeal decision
33 Coleridge Road, Cambridge, CB1 3PH
Planning appeal 6001322 at 33 Coleridge Road, Cambridge, CB1 3PH (Cambridge City Council) was dismissed on 24 February 2026 by Inspector Hubbard S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would satisfy the requirements of the statutory framework for biodiversity net gain.
erection of detached self-build dwelling together with access, cycle parking and associated infrastructure following demolition of existing dwelling
- Authority
- Cambridge City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hubbard S
- Postcode
- CB1 3PH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would satisfy the requirements of the statutory framework for biodiversity net gain
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal fails to satisfy the statutory framework for biodiversity net gain because no enforceable mechanism exists to secure the self-build exemption, and this significant material consideration indicates the appeal should be dismissed despite accordance with the development plan.
The limited benefits of an energy-efficient dwelling and contribution to housing need were insufficient to outweigh the failure to comply with the statutory biodiversity net gain regime
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 52Policy 55Policy 56Policy 57Policy 59
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 187Paragraph 135Paragraph 139
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in Cambridge
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026
- Dismissed27 August 20253363192Land Rear Of , 226 To 250 Queen Ediths Way, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire, CB1 8NL
- Dismissed22 April 20253353339558 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8LL
- Allowed14 October 2026601250721 Earl Street, Cambridge, CB1 1JR
- Dismissed14 October 20266008906Land At The Rear Of 31 Neale Close, Cambridge, CB1 3LE
- Dismissed13 October 202660099802 Cranleigh Close, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9NP
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.