Hillcrest , Moulton Road , Northampton, Northamptonshire , NN6 9SH

Construction of new dwelling with associated access and garage

Authority: Daventry District Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Plenty B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is a suitable location for housing development with respect to local and national policies
The effect of the proposed dwelling on ecological and arboricultural interests
Whether there are other material considerations sufficient to outweigh any harm identified in respect of the first and second issue

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the Council's spatial housing strategy and development plan policies governing rural housing distribution, as the site is in open countryside beyond a small settlement without meeting any of the policy exceptions for such locations.

Plan policies cited: JCS Policy R1, JCS Policy S3, JCS Policy SA, JCS Policy S1(D1), JCS Policy S10, JCS Policy BN2, LP Policy SP1(G), LP Policy RA6, LP Policy RA3, LP Policy ENV10(A), LP Policy ENV10(B)

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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