®Planning appeal decision
4 Frosts Court, High Street, Wootton, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 6EU
new garden shed (retrospective)
- Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Allen K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Wootton Conservation Area and whether it would preserve the setting of the appeal property as a curtilage listed building and adjacent Grade II listed buildings
- the living conditions of the residents of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The shed's position within the domestic quadrangle space, combined with its simple design and limited visibility due to mature hedging, means it preserves the character of the conservation area and the setting of listed buildings while not harming neighbours' outlook.
Framework references: 48
Plan policies cited: Policy BN5 of the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy Local Plan Part 1 (December 2014), Saved Policy E26 of the Northampton Borough Council: Northampton Local Plan 1993-2006 (June 1997), Policy 31 of the NLP, Policy 3 of the NLP
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.