Suffolk Villa Rushton Road, Rothwell, KETTERING, NN14 6HH

the change of use from open countryside (sui generis) to residential garden (C3) and the siting of a mobile home ancillary to the main dwelling

Authority: North Northamptonshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Berry A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the principle of the development complies with local and national policy in relation to the Council's locational/settlement strategy and to protect the character of the countryside
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers

What decided it

The proposal failed to comply with the development plan's locational strategy which restricts residential development in the open countryside to a closed list of exceptions that the proposal did not meet.

Framework references: 80

Plan policies cited: Policy 11, Policy 13, Policy 8(d)(i), Policy 8(e)(i), Policy 8(b)(ii), Policy RS4, Policy 25, Policy 26

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