Gold Street, Desborough, NN14 2NQ

Planning appeal 3276527 at Gold Street, Desborough, NN14 2NQ (Kettering Borough Council *) was dismissed on 7 July 2022 by Inspector Wallis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is acceptable with regards to social infrastructure provision.

Re-development of site to create 39 dwellings with access, parking and associated works

Authority: Kettering Borough Council *
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Wallis D
Postcode: NN14 2NQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal is acceptable with regards to social infrastructure provision
highway congestion

What decided it

The unmitigated harmful impact on social infrastructure provision, which could not be addressed without compromising the 100% affordable housing offer, outweighed the benefits of the scheme and rendered it contrary to the development plan.

The benefits of delivering 39 affordable housing units on previously developed land in an accessible location were outweighed by the significant financial deficits in social infrastructure provision that would result from the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core StrategyPolicy 10 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core StrategyPolicy 8 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 111

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