®Planning appeal decision
1A Pinetrees, Northampton, NN3 3ET
a detached dwelling and associated works
- Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The specific circumstances of the length and narrowness of the private driveway, combined with the cumulative impact of an additional dwelling, would result in detrimental and significant ongoing harm to highway safety that demonstrably outweighs the limited benefits of one additional dwelling.
The limited social, economic and housing supply benefits of one additional dwelling were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant ongoing environmental harm to highway safety, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 60, 110, 111, 152, 157
Plan policies cited: Policy MO2, Policy S1, Policy H1, Policy HO1
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.