Planning appeal decision
11 Higham Road, Rushden, NN10 6EB
Planning appeal 3277113 at 11 Higham Road, Rushden, NN10 6EB (East Northamptonshire District Council *) was dismissed on 27 January 2022 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to privacy, use of the access and the provision of parking.
the demolition of a dwelling and the erection of 7no. dwellings with new and altered access
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- NN10 6EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to privacy, use of the access and the provision of parking
- The effect on the proposed dwellings on the character and appearance of the area, with respect to the size of the rear gardens
- Whether the proposal would affect the integrity of the Upper Nene Gravel Pits Special Protection Area (SPA) and its effect on local air pollution
What decided it
The proposal would result in poor living conditions for future occupiers due to significant overlooking and insufficient parking provision, conflicting with the development plan when taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 8(e)(i)Policy 8(b)Policy 8(d)Policy 8(e)(ii)North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (2016)Policy EN1Policy T1Rushden Neighbourhood Plan (2018)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 105Paragraph 186
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
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in East Northamptonshire District Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Dismissed24 February 2023330636942 Little Street, Northamptonshire, Rushden, NN10 0LS
- Allowed26 May 20223266151Land to R/O 13-21 High Street, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 5TE
- Dismissed26 May 20223265389Land Off St Peter's Way, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 5SD
- Dismissed2 February 20223277115Jack & Jill Day Nursery, Moor Road, Rushden, NN10 9TP
- Allowed3 December 2021327938677, Wellingborough Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 9YG
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.
®