74 Barley Lane, Kingsthorpe, NORTHAMPTON, Northamptonshire, NN2 8AX

detached two storey dwelling, double garage and associated hard landscaping

Authority: Northampton Borough Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Aqbal M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbours
The quality of the proposed dwelling for its occupiers
Highway safety

What decided it

The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of neighbours through its incongruous scale, height and the dominant siting of the garage, which together outweighed the benefits of providing an additional dwelling.

The benefits of an additional dwelling were outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and the living conditions of neighbours.

Plan policies cited: Policy H1 of the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy, Policy E20 of the Northampton Local Plan

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