®Planning appeal decision
Land North Of Sunnyside Farm, Kimbolton Road, Stow Longa, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0TR
Permission in principle for the erection of 4No. Residential dwellings
- Authority
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tinsley F
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 Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, triggering the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework, meant that the benefits of delivering four dwellings in a district with significant housing shortfall outweighed the moderate harms of locational conflict with Policy LP10.
The moderate harms from conflict with Policy LP10 and locational sustainability tensions do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering up to four additional dwellings in a district with a recognised shortfall in housing supply (3.88-year supply), particularly given the site's good relationship with the existing village and accessibility to services in neighbouring settlements.
Framework references: 11, 61, 83, 115, 135, 187
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.