®Planning appeal decision
Land at Upton Hill Woods, East of Main Street, Upton, PE28 5YF
Planning appeal 6003338 at Land at Upton Hill Woods, East of Main Street, Upton, PE28 5YF (Huntingdonshire District Council) was allowed on 12 May 2026 by Inspector Gee R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development, having particular regard to the local and national policy relating to accessibility to services and facilities, and the character and appearance of the area.
Permission in principle for the erection of up to 4 dwellinghouses
- Authority
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Gee R
- Postcode
- PE28 5YF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development, having particular regard to the local and national policy relating to accessibility to services and facilities, and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate five years' housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the modest scale of adverse impacts from poor accessibility and countryside encroachment did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of contributing to housing supply.
The conflicts with the development plan's housing strategy and accessibility requirements, and the limited adverse impacts from countryside encroachment and reliance on private motor vehicles, were outweighed by the benefits of contributing to housing land supply in circumstances where the Council could only demonstrate 3.94 years' supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP2Policy LP9Policy LP10(b)Policy LP11Policy LP12(a)Policy LP12(b)Policy LP12(c)Policy LP12(f)Policy LP12(i)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 11
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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