Decision details

(Councillor C Spink, Bythorn and Keyston Parish Council, Councillor J Gray, Ward Member, and A Ford, applicant, addressed the Committee on the application).

See Minute No 15 for Members’ interests.

that the application be refused for the following reasons:

a)  The proposal by virtue of its poor design, scale and inappropriate siting would fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Keyston Conservation Area. Whilst the identified harm is considered to be less than substantial there would be no public benefits derived from the provision of a single market dwelling to outweigh this harm. As such, the proposal is contrary to Policies LP11, LP12 and LP34 of the adopted Huntingdonshire Local Plan to 2036, Sections 66 and 72 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, the Huntingdonshire Design Guide SPD and Sections 12 and 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework). The proposal would therefore have an unacceptable effect on the character of the immediate locality and the settlement as whole, contrary to criterion (c) of Policy LP9 the Huntingdonshire Local Plan to 2036. Subsequently, the principle of development is unacceptable.

b)  The Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposed dwelling would provide high quality future residential internal amenity standards for residents contrary to Policies LP12 and LP14 of the Huntingdonshire Local Plan to 2036.