®Planning appeal decision
1 Stanesfield Close, Cambridge, CB5 8NJ
Planning appeal 6002662 at 1 Stanesfield Close, Cambridge, CB5 8NJ (Cambridge City Council) was dismissed on 14 April 2026 by Inspector Clowes M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether in the absence of condition no.4, the development would make appropriate provision for water management and contribute to biodiversity.
Single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Cambridge City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Clowes M
- Postcode
- CB5 8NJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether in the absence of condition no.4, the development would make appropriate provision for water management and contribute to biodiversity
What decided it
Condition 4 requiring a green biodiverse roof is necessary to secure compliance with Policy 31 of the Cambridge Local Plan and make the development acceptable in planning terms, and without it the development would fail to make appropriate provision for water management and biodiversity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 31
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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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