Conversion of house (C3a) into children's home (C2)

1. The proposed development would fail to provide adequate and usable facilities within the curtilage of the site for the parking, turning and manoeuvring of vehicles associated with the operational needs of the proposed children's home (Use Class C2). The Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that sufficient, practical and safely accessible on-site parking provision has been demonstrated, having regard to the inadequacy of the proposed access arrangements, the absence of suitable turning facilities, and the failure to demonstrate acceptable vehicle-to-pedestrian visibility. Consequently, the development would result in vehicles reversing onto and manoeuvring within the adjoining classified highway to the detriment of highway safety and the free flow of traffic. As such, the proposal would fail to provide safe, convenient and sustainable access to, from and within the site and would represent a fundamental constraint to the development. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies LP13 and LP8(d) of the Peterborough Local Plan (2019) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
2. The application has been assessed and determined in accordance with the following plans and documents: - Site plan PL02 - Existing floor plan PL03 - Proposed floor plan PL04 - Location plan PL01 - Management Plans - Travel Plan - Application Statement

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