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Dismissed22 July 20253358002

Lazy Otter, Cambridge Road, Stretham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3FS

Planning appeal 3358002 at Lazy Otter, Cambridge Road, Stretham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3FS (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 22 July 2025 by Inspector Price J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would result in the unnecessary loss of a community facility.

a change of use fr om A4 (sui generis) to C1 accommodation with minor external alterations

Authority
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Price J
Postcode
CB6 3FS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would result in the unnecessary loss of a community facility

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate that the public house use was not financially viable or that all reasonable efforts had been made to market the property for community purposes at a realistic price for at least twelve months, resulting in an unnecessary loss of a commercial community facility contrary to policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy COM 3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 98

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