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Dismissed3 April 20233297758

Land at Mepal, Engine Bank, Mepal, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2AX

Planning appeal 3297758 at Land at Mepal, Engine Bank, Mepal, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2AX (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 3 April 2023 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the conditions are reasonable and necessary in the interests of highway safety.

Change of use of reservoir, woodland and open space to private recreational use, and construction of outbuildings - Retrospective

Authority
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Worley E
Postcode
CB6 2AX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the conditions are reasonable and necessary in the interests of highway safety
  • The living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, having regard to noise and disturbance
  • Biodiversity

What decided it

The single-track access with limited passing places cannot safely accommodate increased vehicular movements from unrestricted use, and the absence of substantive evidence regarding the types and scale of activities by third-party users meant removal of controls would cause harm to highway safety and neighbouring living conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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