®Planning appeal decision
Barns Adj Moat Farm, Corby Road, Little Oakley, NN18 8HA
Planning appeal 3282625 at Barns Adj Moat Farm, Corby Road, Little Oakley, NN18 8HA (Kettering Borough Council *) was dismissed on 18 March 2022 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwellings would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Little Oakley Conservation Area and/or affect the setting of Moat Farmhouse and The Old Schoolhouse, both grade II Listed Buildings.
the demolition of existing agricultural barns and erection of two dwellings with new shared vehicular access and new/replacement site boundary treatment
- Authority
- Kettering Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- NN18 8HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwellings would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Little Oakley Conservation Area and/or affect the setting of Moat Farmhouse and The Old Schoolhouse, both grade II Listed Buildings
- Whether the site is a suitable location for housing with regard to local and national policies
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of The Old Schoolhouse, with particular regard to privacy
- The effect of the proposed dwellings on the living conditions of future occupiers with regard to outlook
What decided it
The proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the heritage assets (conservation area and listed building settings) which could not be justified by the limited public benefits of two new dwellings in a village with no demonstrated local housing need.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core StrategyPolicy LOA1 of the Kettering Site Specific Part 2 Local PlanPolicy 11 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core StrategyPolicy RS2 of the Kettering Site Specific Part 2 Local PlanPolicy HOU1 of the Kettering Site Specific Part 2 Local PlanPolicy 8 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core StrategyPolicy 13 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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