®Planning appeal decision
Hawthorn Avenue (Land off), Mawsley, Northants, NN14 1TD
Planning appeal 3265335 at Hawthorn Avenue (Land off), Mawsley, Northants, NN14 1TD (Kettering Borough Council *) was allowed on 9 July 2021 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the loss of the site which is intended for use as a community facility would conflict with the development plan, and whether there would be harm to the social and economic functioning of Mawsley as a settlement.
the development of over 55s accommodation comprised of 29no. apartments, access, parking, communal facilities and associated works
- Authority
- Kettering Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wraight G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the loss of the site which is intended for use as a community facility would conflict with the development plan, and whether there would be harm to the social and economic functioning of Mawsley as a settlement
What decided it
The Inspector concluded that Mawsley cannot sustain a new public house at the current time or in the foreseeable future, based on 12 years of unsuccessful marketing, limited customer base, and competition from the adjacent community facility, which collectively outweighed any conflict with Policy 7 and concerns about social and economic functioning.
The technical conflict with development plan policies restricting countryside development was outweighed by the fact that the site is now within the settlement; any conflict with Policy 7 was outweighed by evidence that the village cannot sustain a public house and the moderate benefits of over-55s housing provision
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 7 of the Core StrategyPolicy 11 of the Core StrategyPolicy 8 of the Core StrategyPolicy 9 of the Core StrategySaved Policy 7 of the Local Plan for Kettering Borough 1995Saved Policy RA5 of the Local Plan for Kettering Borough 1995
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 92
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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