Land On The North East Of 20 East Drive Highfields, Highfields Caldecote, Caldecote, CB23 7NZ

Planning appeal 6002762 at Land On The North East Of 20 East Drive Highfields, Highfields Caldecote, Caldecote, CB23 7NZ (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 12 May 2026 by Inspector Clowes M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, including the effect on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of 2no. self-build dwellings

Authority: South Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Clowes M
Postcode: CB23 7NZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, including the effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The substantial weight given to meeting the acute and sustained shortfall in self-build plot delivery (440 plots) outweighed the moderate weight of the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy.

The moderate weight of the conflict with the development plan was outweighed by the substantial weight of the provision of 2 self-build dwellings in the context of a significant statutory shortfall in self-build plot delivery, together with limited positive weight from economic benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S/10Policy S/7Policy H/16Policy HQ/1Policy NH/2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 73

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