®Planning appeal decision
Development Land at Ashmead, Little Billing, Northampton , NN3 9BQ
Planning appeal 3275893 at Development Land at Ashmead, Little Billing, Northampton , NN3 9BQ (Northampton Borough Council *) was dismissed on 12 November 2021 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the significance of the Grade II Listed 'Pearce's Leather Works' and 'Entrance gatepiers, gates and forecourt pool surround at Pearce's Leather Works' and the curtilage listed 'Caretaker's and Engineer's Cottages' including their settings.
erection of five dwellings
- Authority
- Northampton Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the significance of the Grade II Listed 'Pearce's Leather Works' and 'Entrance gatepiers, gates and forecourt pool surround at Pearce's Leather Works' and the curtilage listed 'Caretaker's and Engineer's Cottages' including their settings
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of No 41 Ashmead with particular regard to means of outlook
- Whether the development would be served by a safe and suitable access
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate a safe and suitable access with secured long-term maintenance provision, which could not be overcome by conditions alone and required a planning obligation that was not before the Inspector.
Even if the tilted balance under paragraph 11d of the Framework applied due to insufficient five-year housing land supply, the absence of safe and suitable access and lack of a planning obligation to secure future maintenance of the access drive and open space significantly and demonstrably outweighed the identified benefits of the proposal, including boosting the supply of housing.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S10 (Sustainable Development Principles)Policy BN5 (The Historic Environment and Landscape)Policy H1 (Housing Density and Mix and Type of Dwellings)Saved Policy E20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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