Planning appeal decision
27 Argyle Street, Boston, PE21 8PJ
Planning appeal 3269427 at 27 Argyle Street, Boston, PE21 8PJ (Boston Borough Council) was allowed on 8 July 2021 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on residential amenity of neighbours with particular reference to on-street car parking demand.
a residential dwelling
- Authority
- Boston Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dyer I
- Postcode
- PE21 8PJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on residential amenity of neighbours with particular reference to on-street car parking demand
What decided it
The modest benefits of delivering an additional home and supporting housing supply, combined with the limited nature of the identified harm to residential amenity, outweighed the conflict with parking policy.
The limited negative impact on amenity through increased on-street parking demand was outweighed by the benefits of delivering an additional home to boost housing supply and modest economic benefits
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 36
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 127
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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