®Planning appeal decision
50 Burleigh Street, Cambridge, CB1 1DJ
Planning appeal 3344052 at 50 Burleigh Street, Cambridge, CB1 1DJ (Cambridge City Council) was allowed on 23 September 2024 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether conditions 2 and 3 are necessary to protect against noise and disturbance to nearby residents.
Change of use from retail to Adult Amusement Centre without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 18/1491/S73, dated 13 February 2019
- Authority
- Cambridge City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Reed D
- Postcode
- CB1 1DJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether conditions 2 and 3 are necessary to protect against noise and disturbance to nearby residents
What decided it
The absence of objection from police, the acoustic evidence demonstrating adequate sound insulation, and the existing late-night leisure uses already operating in the designated Area of Major Change meant the conditions restricting opening hours could be relaxed without unacceptable impact on residential amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 12Policy 11Policy 35Policy 55Policy 56(g)Policy 57/58
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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