Planning appeal decision
1 Shotwell Mill Lane, Rothwell, Kettering, NN14 6HL
Planning appeal 3269337 at 1 Shotwell Mill Lane, Rothwell, Kettering, NN14 6HL (Kettering Borough Council *) was allowed on 29 September 2021 by Inspector Brownless E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants and employed staff.
a change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C2 (residential institution) to a 4 bedroom young adult care home including conversion of existing garage to bedroom
- Authority
- Kettering Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Brownless E
- Postcode
- NN14 6HL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants and employed staff
- whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would accord with the development plan by providing adequate living conditions for future occupants and staff whilst not causing unacceptable harm to neighbouring amenity or highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 8Policy 30
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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