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Dismissed29 July 20253366762

2 Waterfield Close, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 6AS

Planning appeal 3366762 at 2 Waterfield Close, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 6AS (Peterborough City Council) was dismissed on 29 July 2025 by Inspector Couper C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on nearby occupiers' living conditions with regard to noise.

the installation of an air source heat pump to the rear of the property

Authority
Peterborough City Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Householder developments
Inspector
Couper C
Postcode
PE3 6AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on nearby occupiers' living conditions with regard to noise

What decided it

The failure to provide a detailed noise assessment by a qualified acoustician demonstrating that the air source heat pump would not harmfully impact neighbouring occupiers' living conditions due to noise, contrary to development plan policy and the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP17 part cPolicy LP31
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 161Paragraph 165Paragraph 166Paragraph 167Paragraph 168Paragraph 187Paragraph 198

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