®Planning appeal decision
The Wheatsheaf, 1 High Street South, Rusden, NN10 0QU
the change of use/conversion of the former public house to office use, and part conversion to 3No. one-bedroom residential units; and erection of 3No. one-bedroom two-storey dwellings with associated parking and amenity space
- Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cryan M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Rushden Conservation Area
- Highway safety, with particular regard to access to and egress from the site, the provision of adequate car parking, and the proposed arrangements for the collection of refuse from the site
What decided it
The proposed refuse collection arrangements would cause significant harm to highway safety by requiring refuse lorries to obstruct the site entrance on a busy road with restricted visibility, and this harm would not be outweighed by the benefits of the scheme.
Framework references: 189, 200, 202, 9, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 of the 2016 North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy, Policy 8 of the 2016 North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy, Policy 3 of the 2016 North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy, Policy 4 of the 2016 North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy, Policy EN1 of the 2018 Rushden Neighbourhood Plan, Policy EN2 of the 2018 Rushden Neighbourhood Plan, Policy T1 of the 2018 Rushden Neighbourhood Plan, Policy DM15 of the Northamptonshire Highway Development Management Strategy 2013
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.