Planning appeal decision
Land On The West Side Of Northey Road, The Droveway, Peterborough, PE6 7QJ
Planning appeal 3339220 at Land On The West Side Of Northey Road, The Droveway, Peterborough, PE6 7QJ (Peterborough City Council) was dismissed on 30 July 2024 by Inspector Cooper W, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the development is suitable, with particular reference to the spatial strategy for the area.
change of use from agricultural land to Sui Generis to be used as a dog exercise field
- Authority
- Peterborough City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cooper W
- Postcode
- PE6 7QJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the development is suitable, with particular reference to the spatial strategy for the area
- The effect of the development on highway safety, with particular regard to access to the development site
What decided it
The development conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy by introducing an incongruous use in the countryside outside the urban boundary, and fails to demonstrate safe highway access through adequate technical drawings.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP2Policy LP11 Part EPolicy LP11 Part GPolicy LP13Policy LP21
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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