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Allowed4 June 20213266231

2 Knot Tiers Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AY

Planning appeal 3266231 at 2 Knot Tiers Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AY (Northampton Borough Council *) was allowed on 4 June 2021 by Inspector Brownless E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regards to noise, disturbance and parking.

a change of use from Use Class C3 to Use Class C2 (Parenting Assessment Service)

Authority
Northampton Borough Council *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector
Brownless E
Postcode
NN5 4AY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regards to noise, disturbance and parking

What decided it

The strictly controlled and curtailed movements of occupants under supervision, combined with the site's location in an already noisy area and adequate parking availability, meant the proposal would not generate unacceptable impacts on neighbouring living conditions.

The limited additional noise, disturbance and parking impacts of the controlled-use parenting assessment service outweighed any concerns about change of use in a residential area, allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S10Policy BN9

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