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Allowed25 May 20223281128

The Varsity Hotel And Spa, 24 Thompsons Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8AQ

Planning appeal 3281128 at The Varsity Hotel And Spa, 24 Thompsons Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8AQ (Cambridge City Council) was allowed on 25 May 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Condition 2 is necessary and reasonable having regard to highway and pedestrian safety.

Removal of condition 2 (vehicle parking/visitor drop off area) from planning permission 08/1610/FUL

Authority
Cambridge City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Thandi B
Postcode
CB5 8AQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether Condition 2 is necessary and reasonable having regard to highway and pedestrian safety

What decided it

The condition is neither necessary nor reasonable because kerbside deliveries and taxi drop-offs would not unduly affect the safe and efficient operation of the highway given low traffic levels and road width, and the condition is predicated on controlling third-party actions beyond the appellant's control.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 81

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