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Planning permission granted6 September 20233294894

Land Known As Unit 7 Oak Lane Business Park, 17 Oak Lane, Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1RS

Planning appeal 3294894 at Land Known As Unit 7 Oak Lane Business Park, 17 Oak Lane, Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1RS (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 6 September 2023 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the gym on highway and pedestrian safety.

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
Postcode
CB6 1RS

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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