®Planning appeal decision
Land situated at Land Adjacent to Prince of Wales, Jobs Yard, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 0BS
without planning permission, the construction of a 5th storey following the grant of planning permission KET/2019/0908, which was for four-storeys only
- Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area and its effect on the setting of the adjacent conservation area
- The living conditions of neighbouring occupants, having regard to outlook and privacy
What decided it
The 5th storey would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage asset (Kettering Town Conservation Area) with no public benefits to outweigh this harm.
Framework references: 189, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031, Policy 8(d) of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031, Policy 8(e)(i) of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.