®Planning appeal decision
Car park, r/o Hazelwood Road, Northampton, NN1 1LN
Construction of 8 No New One bedroom flats on existing car park site
- Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Plenty B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed scheme would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Derngate Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers of 21-29 Hazelwood Road with particular regard to outlook, daylight and sunlight
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers with respect to privacy and security
- The effect of the proposal on pedestrian and highway safety
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area, to which great weight must be afforded under the Framework, outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of previously developed land.
The moderate positive benefits of efficient use of previously developed land, good access to services, and new economic activity were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the conservation area, to which the Framework requires great weight to be afforded as an irreplaceable resource.
Framework references: 11, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy S10, Policy H1, Policy BN5, Policy 1 of the Central Area Action Plan, Policy C2
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.