®Planning appeal decision
16 - 18a Horsemarket, Kettering, Northants, NN16 0DQ
mixed use development consisting of ground floor commercial unit (A1/A2/B1) and 35 self-contained flats
- Authority
- Kettering Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the scale of the proposed building on the setting of an adjacent listed building and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Kettering Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposed vehicular egress on highway safety
- whether the proposal makes acceptable provision for the transfer of land required for highway improvements
What decided it
The less than substantial heritage harm to the conservation area and listed building setting, combined with the ineffective mechanism to secure the timely transfer of land for highway improvements, was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.
Considerable weight given to the social and economic benefits of the development was outweighed by the great weight attached to the less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the setting of a listed building.
Framework references: 202, 199, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy 22 of the Kettering Town Centre Action Plan 2001-2021, Policy 7 of the Kettering Town Centre Action Plan 2001-2021, Policy 2 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031, Policy 8 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031, Policy 8(b) of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031, Policy 10 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031, Policy 30 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.