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Dismissed30 April 20266004847

Blackgates, Rummers Lane, Wisbech St Mary, Cambridgeshire, PE13 4UD

Planning appeal 6004847 at Blackgates, Rummers Lane, Wisbech St Mary, Cambridgeshire, PE13 4UD (Fenland District Council) was dismissed on 30 April 2026 by Inspector Walker C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal can be adequately secured as a self-build/custom-build dwelling.

to convert existing barn to 1 x self-build/custom dwelling involving the demolition of existing shed and removal of steel container

Authority
Fenland District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Walker C
Postcode
PE13 4UD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal can be adequately secured as a self-build/custom-build dwelling
  • whether the barn in a countryside location is suitable for conversion to a dwelling, having particular regard to the extent of the proposed addition and its accessibility to local services and amenities

What decided it

The proposal fails to adequately secure the self-build/custom-build status through the defective Unilateral Undertaking, meaning it cannot demonstrate exemption from the statutory biodiversity net gain condition, which weighs more heavily than the scheme's benefits.

What the Inspector cited

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