Planning appeal decision
585-587, Harlestone Road, Northampton, NN5 6NU
Planning appeal 3271723 at 585-587, Harlestone Road, Northampton, NN5 6NU (Northampton Borough Council *) was dismissed on 5 August 2021 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway and pedestrian safety.
the erection of a new dwelling and alterations to existing access
- Authority
- Northampton Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cooper P
- Postcode
- NN5 6NU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on highway and pedestrian safety
What decided it
The addition of a sixth dwelling to a private access already below standards and serving a busy A-road would exacerbate existing highway and pedestrian safety issues to a level that cannot be mitigated to less than severe.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 112Paragraph 113
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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