Land Adjacent to Grafham Paddocks, Taylors Lane, Buckden, PE19 5UP

Planning appeal 6003002 at Land Adjacent to Grafham Paddocks, Taylors Lane, Buckden, PE19 5UP (Huntingdonshire District Council) was allowed on 11 May 2026 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable in principle for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

to replace a redundant building with a dwelling

Authority: Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Savage K
Postcode: PE19 5UP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable in principle 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 triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii), and the benefits of housing delivery and effective land use outweighed the minor harm from conflict with countryside policies.

The minor harm from locating development in the countryside and conflicting with Policies LP10 and LP33 was outweighed by the benefits of effective land use, improved site appearance, housing supply boost and modest economic gains, assessed against Framework policies as a whole under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LP33Policy LP10Policy LP2Policy LP8
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 8

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