Planning appeal decision
Clayton Hotel Cambridge, 27-29 Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2FB
Planning appeal 3347091 at Clayton Hotel Cambridge, 27-29 Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2FB (Cambridge City Council) was dismissed on 12 December 2024 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupants of the Vesta Apartments, with particular regard to daylight, sunlight and outlook.
erection of an extension to the rear of the hotel to provide 37 additional guest rooms plus other associated works
- Authority
- Cambridge City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Dade E
- Postcode
- CB1 2FB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupants of the Vesta Apartments, with particular regard to daylight, sunlight and outlook
What decided it
The proposal would result in moderate harm to living conditions of Vesta Apartments occupants through material breaches of BRE guidance thresholds for daylight, sunlight and outlook, which could not be justified by particular circumstances given the availability of less harmful fallback positions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 56Policy 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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