®Planning appeal decision
The Plough, Milk and Water Drove, Farcet, PE7 3DR
Planning appeal 6002076 at The Plough, Milk and Water Drove, Farcet, PE7 3DR (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 19 May 2026 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be suitably located having regard to the spatial strategy and the principles of sustainable development set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.
erection of 1 new self build custom dwelling with car port on site of old public house
- Authority
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
- Postcode
- PE7 3DR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be suitably located having regard to the spatial strategy and the principles of sustainable development set out in the National Planning Policy Framework
- whether the proposal would accord with national planning policy with regard to flood risk
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal includes appropriate waste storage
What decided it
The proposal fails the sequential test for flood risk, which provides a strong reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework notwithstanding the Council's inability to demonstrate five-year housing land supply.
The benefits of providing a dwelling on brownfield land with water saving measures, biodiversity net gain and economic benefits (ascribed moderate weight) and the very limited weight given to self-build provision were outweighed by substantial weight ascribed to the harms of unsustainable location, flood risk, character and appearance harm, and lack of waste storage provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP2Policy LP10Policy LP19Policy LP22Policy LP23Policy LP28Policy LP33Policy LP38Policy LP5Policy LP11Policy LP12Policy LP4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 8
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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