Land known as Unit 7 Oak Lane Business Park, 17 Oak Lane, Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1RS

without planning permission, the change of use of the unit known as Unit 7 from class E(g) (formerly B1) or B8 use as defined in The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) to Class E(d) (formerly D2 of said Order) use as a gymnasium and in breach of conditions 2 and 10 of the

Authority: East Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Watson S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the gym on highway and pedestrian safety
The effect upon the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby dwellings
Whether the location of the use promotes sustainable travel choices

What decided it

The gymnasium use would not attract more vehicular activity or parking demand than the approved B1 and B8 uses, and the site's proximity to Littleport settlement made it accessible by sustainable transport modes.

Plan policies cited: COM 1, COM 7, COM 8, EMP 4, GROWTH 2

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