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Allowed3 August 20266009432

Boundary Farm, Sutton Road, Witchford, CB62HX

Planning appeal 6009432 at Boundary Farm, Sutton Road, Witchford, CB62HX (East Cambridgeshire) was allowed on 3 August 2026 by Inspector L Fern, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development regarding the spatial strategy, and whether the development meets the requirements of local planning policy relating to new community facilities.

siting of shipping container, change of use of shipping container as a mortuary and chapel of rest, installation of car parking and associated works and infrastructure

Authority
East Cambridgeshire
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
community-institutional
Inspector
L Fern
Postcode
CB6 2HX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development regarding the spatial strategy, and whether the development meets the requirements of local planning policy relating to new community facilities

What decided it

The requirement for alternative mortuary and chapel of rest premises to ensure continuity of operation for this essential local community service, combined with the limited harm from the development plan conflict and the sustainable location of the site, outweighed the policy breach.

The benefits of securing continuity of an essential local community service and efficient use of underutilised hardstanding clearly outweighed the limited harm found from the development plan conflict

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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