Planning appeal decision
28 College Street, Irthlingborough, Wellingborough, NN9 5TX
Planning appeal 3272564 at 28 College Street, Irthlingborough, Wellingborough, NN9 5TX (East Northamptonshire District Council *) was dismissed on 11 August 2021 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would enhance or preserve the character or appearance of the Irthlingborough Conservation Area.
1 No 3-bedroom dwelling including parking and amenity space, with rebuilding of boundary wall and erection of close boarded fence
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
- Postcode
- NN9 5TX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would enhance or preserve the character or appearance of the Irthlingborough Conservation Area
- its effect on parking provision
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Irthlingborough Conservation Area caused by the proposed boundary fence, which the Inspector found would not be outweighed by the public benefits of the development.
the less than substantial harm to the conservation area's significance was not outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery, construction employment and economic support, as great weight must be attached to heritage conservation
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2016 policy 2North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2016 policy 8
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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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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