®Planning appeal decision
15 Newnham Street, Ely, CB7 4PG
the change of use of the ground floor from Class E to Class C3, the blocking of 1 rear door and retention of 2 parking spaces at the rear of the building
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Appeal type
- other · Planning listed building and conservation area
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- CB7 4PG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the loss of the commercial unit would harm the vitality and viability of the city centre
- Whether the proposed loss of the commercial unit would risk the long-term viability of the Grade II listed building and thus fail to ensure its continuing conservation
What decided it
The sub-optimal nature of the commercial unit and its peripheral city centre location with little passing footfall, evidenced by six business failures since 2007/8, outweighed the policy conflict and demonstrated that residential use would better secure the listed building's long-term conservation and viability.
The conflict with Policy COM2 was outweighed by material considerations of the unit's proven commercial unviability, peripheral location, and the superior long-term conservation prospects of residential use for the listed building
Plan policies cited: Policy COM2, Policy ENV12
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.