Published:
3:54 PM March 8, 2021
Updated:
5:32 PM March 8, 2021
Wetherspoon had hoped to open in this Grade II listed former boarding house for King s Ely student. Planners turned them down.
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JD Wetherspoon has been refused permission to convert a Grade II listed house in Ely into one of its pubs.
The pub chain bought the former King’s Ely boarding house at 24 St Mary s Street – East Cambridgeshire District Council has refused its plans to transform the building.
It stated the size of the extension being proposed was considered “to be disproportionate to the to its host building” and the pub is too close to residential areas.
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“The [latest] planning application follows these principles”.
It continued: “Due to the increased size of the site, each dwelling has been able to be designed to exceed national space standards and achieves good sized gardens to each plot.
“A dwelling is positioned at the entrance to the site, acting as a focal point when entering the scheme.
“Adequate turning has been provided within the site to cater for refuse and emergency services.”
There are two two-bedroom homes, four three-bedroom homes and three four-bedroom homes proposed. They will all be two-storeys high.
The two- and three-bed properties will have space for two parking spaces and the four-beds will have three.