®Planning appeal decision
28 Carlyle Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 3DN
Planning appeal 6001460 at 28 Carlyle Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 3DN (Cambridge City Council) was allowed on 30 March 2026 by Inspector Nutman E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether acceptable living conditions are provided for occupiers of the development, having particular regard to external space, cycle and refuse storage, outlook, light, privacy and noise and disturbance.
Retention of the use of the property at 28 Carlyle Road, with the basement level as a self-contained flat (Use Class C3) and the ground, first, and second floors as an 8-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis Use)
- Authority
- Cambridge City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nutman E
- Postcode
- CB4 3DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether acceptable living conditions are provided for occupiers of the development, having particular regard to external space, cycle and refuse storage, outlook, light, privacy and noise and disturbance
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of 26 Carlyle Road, with particular regard to noise and disturbance, outlook and privacy
What decided it
The modest scale and intermittent nature of cycle storage use, combined with physical separation from neighbouring properties and the ability to control final design details by condition, meant the development would not cause material harm to living conditions of occupiers of the development or neighbours.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 35Policy 48Policy 50Policy 82Appendix L
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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