Decision details

The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

The application sought approval for the erection of a two bedroom dwelling to rear with access off North Street.

Mr Harney (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

The Committee:

The Chair decided that the recommendations highlighted in the Officer’s report should be voted on and recorded separately.

The Committee refused the application for planning permission in accordance with the following officer recommendation, for the following reasons:

Unanimously resolved:

       i.          The proposal, by virtue of its height, length and siting, would result in a large and overly dominant and elongated built form when viewed from Canterbury Street and North Street. The large expanse of blank, unrelieved façade would negatively impact on the streetscene and would harm the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. As a result, the proposal is contrary to policies 3/4, 3/7, 3/10, 3/12 and 4/11 of the Cambridge Local Plan (2006) and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework paragraph 134.

Resolved (by 4 votes to 3):

     ii.          The proposal, by virtue of its height, length and proximity to the neighbouring gardens of nos. 47 and 51 Histon Road, would create a large enclosing and dominant form that would unreasonably curtail the enjoyment of the use of adjacent garden areas and, for no. 51 Histon Road also, unreasonably overshadow it. The proposal would have a significant adverse effect on neighbouring amenity, contrary to policies 3/4, 3/10 and 3/12 of the Cambridge Local Plan (2006) and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework paragraph 17.