Wildtracks Ltd, Chippenham Road, Kennett, Cambridgeshire, CB8 7QJ

Planning appeal 3283900 at Wildtracks Ltd, Chippenham Road, Kennett, Cambridgeshire, CB8 7QJ (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 8 September 2022 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a dwelling, having regard to the proximity of services.

without planning permission, the material change of use of part of a workshop unit, referred to as ‘The Unit’, to residential use by the creation of a self-contained flat

Authority: East Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Savage M
Postcode: CB8 7QJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a dwelling, having regard to the proximity of services
Whether the appeal dwelling provides acceptable living conditions for existing and future occupants, with regard to noise and disturbance and the provision of private amenity space

What decided it

The dwelling is not essential to the needs of the business as a night-watchman does not require residential accommodation, and the site's isolated location outside settlements makes it unsuitable for residential use under development plan policies and the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: GROWTH2HOU5ENV2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80

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