®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to 31, Park View, Moulton Northampton, Northants, NN3 7TP
new house specifically for an older person(s) or retired person(s)
- Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ford K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to the development plan
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on living conditions with regards overlooking and the provision of amenity space
What decided it
The conflict with Policy R1 of the Core Strategy, combined with the harm to character and appearance and living conditions, outweighed the benefit of meeting housing need for older persons.
The benefit of meeting identified housing need for older persons was outweighed by the harm to the character and appearance of the area and the harm to living conditions through overlooking and inadequate amenity space
Framework references: 219
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S3, Policy R1, Policy S10, Policy SP1, Policy RA1, Policy ENV10
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.