Land rear of 56-58 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 7AQ

the erection of 7 apartments comprising 1 No. 2-bed and 6 No. 1-bed units, including bin and cycle storage facilities, together with reconfiguring the pedestrian access to 56A and 58A Cherry Hinton Road and installation of a new ground floor rear wall to the retained retail unit at 56-58 Cherry Hinton Road, following demolition of an existing warehouse building

Authority: Cambridge City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Barnes D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
the living standards of the future occupiers

What decided it

The proposed development would not result in satisfactory living standards for future occupiers due to potential odour pollution from a nearby restaurant extraction flue, conflicting with Cambridge Local Plan Policy 37 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

Plan policies cited: Policy 55, Policy 56, Policy 57, Policy 35, Policy 37

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