Planning appeal decision
16 The Drive, Peterborough, Peterborough, PE3 6AJ
Planning appeal 3367157 at 16 The Drive, Peterborough, Peterborough, PE3 6AJ (Peterborough City Council) was dismissed on 25 November 2025 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the commercial activities would cause a significant and unacceptable nuisance to nearby occupiers.
parking a commercial vehicle on the front residential drive and the use of the existing garage for commercial storage
- Authority
- Peterborough City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Reed D
- Postcode
- PE3 6AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the commercial activities would cause a significant and unacceptable nuisance to nearby occupiers
- whether safe and convenient access would be provided
What decided it
The mixed business/residential use, when assessed in combination with all associated commercial activities and their visual impact on the residential estate, would cause significant and unacceptable nuisance to nearby occupiers in conflict with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP04Policy LP17Policy LP13
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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