Land to the west (north) of Mercedes Avenue, Brixworth, NN6 9GZ

outline application with the main point of access included for development to provide commercial floorspace for B1b, B1c, B2 and B8

Authority: Daventry District Council *
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Aqbal M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the extent of the proposed development at the appeal site is justified, having regard to local and national planning policies

What decided it

The extent of the proposed development had not been demonstrated to be necessary to support the role and function of the Brixworth Strategic Employment Area, resulting in conflict with the development plan that outweighed the benefits.

the substantial weight attached to conflict with the recently adopted development plan outweighed the moderate weight given to the economic, social and other benefits of the proposal

Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy R2, Policy RA1, Policy RA6, Policy EC4, Policy 2, Policy 11d

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