Medical facility at Land At Thorpe Wood, Peterborough

“Application Ref: 25/00791/FUL Proposal: Erection of medical facility with provision of associated access, car parking and landscaping…”

“Site Description The application site is a piece of land comprising of open grass area located within the Thorpe Wood Business Park. The site is located off a shared access road and are located close to Worldwide House, which is a non-designated heritage, and tennis courts part of the leisure facilities within the Business Park located to the south of the site. The site is accessed off Thorpe Wood which links onto the A47 and Nene Parkway.”

“PCC Peterborough Highways Services (Final – 24/09/2025) Objection – recommend refusal due to increased vehicle trips through capacity constrained junction and no appropriate mitigations have been put forward to off-set the impact of the development on the network. The proposal would result in a severe residual cumulative network impact (in terms of both capacity and safety) in the PM peak on the Thorpe Wood junction and without mitigation this would be unacceptable.”

“PCC Conservation Officer (21.07.2025) No objection. Public Health (23.07.2025) Comments – it is requested that the Environmental Health team considers noise impact from the generator. Environment Agency (14.07.2025) No objection - Based on the information provided we consider based on the previous land use as playing fields poses a low risk to controlled waters.”

“The figures of Peterborough compared to the national average when looking at life expectancy and health outcomes, alongside waiting times and access to health care provision are statistics that must be carefully weighed up.”

“The impact on the highway especially on the highway network is a significant matter that is considered appropriately by the LPA, including in reference to Policy LP13 and the NPPF. However, the health inequalities that face Peterborough are substantial and justify the need to overcome the highway concerns on this occasion.”

“The Committee considered the report and representations. A motion was proposed and seconded to GRANT the application. The Committee RESOLVED unanimously to GRANT the planning permission subject to relevant conditions delegated to officers.”

“REASONS FOR DECISION The case officer recommends that Planning Permission is GRANTED subject to the following conditions:”