®Planning appeal decision
Land West Of Hermitage Gardens Accessed From Benwick Road, Doddington, PE15 0WL
outline application for up to 37 dwellings and associated works including necessary sustainable drainage and open space
- Authority
- Fenland
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- PE15 0WL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon character and appearance, having particular regard to the setting of the Doddington Conservation Area
What decided it
The harm to the significance of the Doddington Conservation Area's setting, to which great weight must be given, was not outweighed by the modest public benefits of the scheme.
The identified harm to the setting of the Conservation Area, a designated heritage asset, disengaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development; the heritage harm and associated policy conflict would not be outweighed by the scheme's benefits, and the planning balance weighed against the proposal
Framework references: 206, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LP16, Policy LP18, Policy LP3, Policy LP12
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWCH 2823 (Admin); Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.