®Planning appeal decision
13 Ironwood Avenue, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2JJ
Planning appeal 3274949 at 13 Ironwood Avenue, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2JJ (Kettering Borough Council *) was dismissed on 23 November 2021 by Inspector Bridgwater J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
Three storey side and rear extensions, alterations to fenestration, alterations to materials used on elevations, internal alterations, alteration to boundary treatment in the rear garden
- Authority
- Kettering Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bridgwater J
- Postcode
- NN14 2JJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 15 Ironwood Avenue, with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The significant material harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the overly dominant and incongruous three-storey extension at the prominent corner junction, combined with the overbearing effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, outweighed the personal benefits cited by the appellants.
The personal benefits to the appellants (accessibility improvements, energy efficiency, security) were outweighed by the significant material harm to the character and appearance of the area and the material harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031Policy 8 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031
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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