®Planning appeal decision
3 Station Cottages The Wharf, Braunston, DAVENTRY, NN11 7JH
Erection of a special needs pre-fabricated self build bungalow, access and landscape works
- Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gee R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site represents a suitable location for housing with particular regard to its countryside location and accessibility
- the impact of the proposals on biodiversity and ecology
- if there is conflict with the development plan whether there are other material considerations that indicate a decision otherwise than in accordance with it
What decided it
The combination of the unsuitable countryside location requiring car dependency and the failure to demonstrate that ecological impacts would not be harmful, both conflicting with the development plan, could not be outweighed by the limited social and economic benefits of a single dwelling.
the limited social and economic benefits of the single dwelling and housing contribution did not outweigh the harm from locational unsuitability and unresolved biodiversity impacts; the tilted balance was engaged but the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits
Framework references: 11, 80
Plan policies cited: Policy S1 of the JCS, Policy R1 of the JCS, Policy RA2 of the LP, Policy RA6 of the LP, Policy A of the NP, Policy BN2 of the JCS, Policy ENV5 of the LP
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.