Planning appeal decision
Jerry's Barn, Wappenham Road, Helmdon, NN13 5QU
Planning appeal 3280626 at Jerry's Barn, Wappenham Road, Helmdon, NN13 5QU (South Northamptonshire District Council *) was dismissed on 24 March 2022 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed dwelling on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
Conversion of traditional agricultural buildings to form one residential dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- NN13 5QU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed dwelling on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- whether the proposed development would amount to a conversion or require complete demolition and re-building
What decided it
The proposed development would harm the character and appearance of the surrounding area through the extensive hardstanding, lack of defined boundaries, and domestication of the wider field, failing to enhance the setting of the barns as required by policy LH4.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SS1LH1LH4SS2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
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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