®Planning appeal decision
123-135 Bridge Street, Northampton, NN1 1QF
outline planning application with all matters reserved except layout, scale and access for construction of a 6 storey building providing up to 112 one, two and three bed flats and apartments (Use Class C3), commercial development (Use Class E (a,b,c,d,e,f,g,i) and associated ancillary infrastructure
- Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including nearby heritage assets
What decided it
The approval of a similar height development on the adjacent south block site, combined with the opportunity for high quality design through reserved matters, demonstrated that the proposed scale and massing would be acceptable in context and would not cause unacceptable harm to character, appearance or heritage assets.
The substantial scale and massing of the proposed building, which would be taller than the nearby Carlsberg office building and visible from heritage assets, was outweighed by the opportunity to secure high quality design through reserved matters, the absorptive capacity of the surrounding townscape, and the precedent of the approved adjacent development of similar height.
Framework references: 209
Plan policies cited: Policy Q1 of the Northampton Local Plan Part 2, Policy H1 of the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy, Policy BN5 of the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy, Policy S10 of the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy
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.