Very interesting planning application submitted F/YR16/1143
Erection of a first floor and second floor rear extension and erection of a front boundary wall and railings with 2.3m high (max height) piers (involving the demolition of existing wall) to enable the change of use of from a 3-bed dwelling, offices and music studio to C1 use (hotel with 6 x self-contained hotel suites) and A1 retail 7A – 9 Market Street Whittlesey Cambridgeshire.
This historic building has previously had planning permission, for a different configuration. In 2007 FDC refused the application but the applicant won on appeal at the Planning Inspectorate in 2008 – that application has time expired.
Whilst the plans ‘look’ very impressive and a promise of tidying up a Graded listed building – unfortunately ‘we’ ar back to the usual issue of ‘Parking’ – 6 self contained hotel rooms and NO Parking – my understanding is that ‘Town Centre’ applications do not need to provide parking spaces….So where will the clients park? – I see a ‘small’ entrance from Market Street. I see no provision for getting rid of ‘6’ lots of rubbish – where will the bins go – on the path I suspect. So although very impressive – I hope FDC is able to reach a compromise on this application.
Note : On the plans it states ‘The Monastery’ / someone else called it ‘The Nunnery’ I wonder if anyone knows if this building was indeed used for this purpose in the past.
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I am extremely pleased to be informed that Cambs CC have decided to re-instate full street lighting once more…. I wonder what has brought this about – certainly not the ‘spin’ of the publics concerns….more likely this very unpopular decision would have caused issues at the next elections…
