Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of 56-58 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 7AQ
Planning appeal 3287857 at Land Rear of 56-58 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 7AQ (Cambridge City Council) was dismissed on 7 July 2022 by Inspector Barnes D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
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
- Postcode
- CB1 7AQ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 55Policy 56Policy 57Policy 35Policy 37
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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