®Planning appeal decision
Land to the east of Addington Road, Irthlingborough , Northamptonshire , NN9 5UR
54 dwellings and associated development
- Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Plenty B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building of Manor House and on the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the Irthlingborough Conservation Area (ICA) and Manor Mews, a Non-Designated Heritage Asset
- The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the SPA
What decided it
The substantial contribution to housing supply and delivery of policy-compliant affordable housing outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm, and the SPA mitigation secured through the S106 obligation ensured no adverse effect on the designated site's integrity.
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the conservation area and significance of Manor House was outweighed by the substantial public benefits of delivering 54 dwellings including 30% affordable housing within the settlement's 5-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 107, 153, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2016, JCS Policy 20, Policy IR1-A of the 1996 District Local Plan
Judgments cited: People over Wind and Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta ECLI:EU:C:2018:244
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.