Decision details

All planning applications for Sawston considered by the Planning Committee since May 2003. For individual reports, please click on the ‘Meetings’ tab above. For further details on all Sawston planning applications, please visit our Planning Applications Database and select Sawston from the drop-down list of parishes

The Committee refused the application, contrary to the recommendation in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director. Members agreed the reasons for refusal as being:

1.    Inappropriate development in the Green Belt

2.    Other harm through visual impact that would adversely affect the residential amenity of North Farmhouse, and lead to coalescence through encroachment into land that separates the villages of Sawston and Babraham

3.    no very special circumstances have been demonstrated that would clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and other harm.