31 Upton House, Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5GD

residential development of 6no apartments

Authority: West Northamptonshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Smith H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Billing Road Conservation Area, and the setting of a non-designated heritage asset and the adjacent grade II listed building
the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants, with particular regard to outlook and privacy

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the heritage assets and the unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions through overlooking were not outweighed by the limited public benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable location.

the limited public benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the heritage assets and the unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions

Framework references: 199, 202, 130

Plan policies cited: Policy E20, Policy E26, Policy S10

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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.

What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

Then the development plan position, the housing land supply as an Inspector last accepted it, and every appeal decided around the site with its letter.

Every English appeal since 2016, with the letter behind it wherever the Inspectorate published one. Searched by meaning as well as by words, with the key case law counted live across the letters.

Casework that chases the deadlines. Applications, appeals and conditions with their statutory dates.

The judgement stays yours. The tool gathers the material and dates it.