Planning appeal decision
Land Known As Unit 12 Oak Lane Business Park, 17 Oak Lane, Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1RS
Planning appeal 3294896 at Land Known As Unit 12 Oak Lane Business Park, 17 Oak Lane, Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1RS (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 5 September 2023 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the dog therapy use on highway and pedestrian safety.
without planning permission, the change of use of the unit known as Unit 12 from class E(g) (formerly B1) or B8 use as defined in The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) to a sui generis use providing professional therapy for dogs and in breach of condition 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 dog therapy use 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 dog therapy use would not result in materially worse impacts on highway safety, parking, residential amenity or sustainable travel compared to the permitted Class E(g) and B8 uses, and therefore complies with local plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- COM 7COM 8ENV2EMP 4GROWTH 2
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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