®Planning appeal decision
Land North Of Sunnyside Farm, Kimbolton Road, Stow Longa, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0TR
Planning appeal 6002569 at Land North Of Sunnyside Farm, Kimbolton Road, Stow Longa, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0TR (Huntingdonshire District Council) was allowed on 19 March 2026 by Inspector Tinsley F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.
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
- Postcode
- PE28 0TR
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP2Policy LP9Policy LP10Policy LP12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 83Paragraph 115Paragraph 135Paragraph 187
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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