®Planning appeal decision
Land Between Old Railway Line And John Clark Way, Rushden, NN10 0FL
for up to 39 residential dwellings (all matters reserved except access)
- Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Lee S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site offers a suitable location for residential development having regard to local planning policy, with particular regard to the provision of flats
- Whether the development would provide sufficient open space
- The effect of development on flooding and drainage
What decided it
The physical constraints of the site, particularly the large warehouse and limited developable area, made it impossible to deliver smaller houses without creating poor design outcomes, thereby satisfying the exception in Policy H4 for flatted development.
Plan policies cited: Policy H4 Rushden Neighbourhood Plan, Policy CL2 Rushden Neighbourhood Plan, Policy EN1 Rushden Neighbourhood Plan, Policy 8 North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy, Policy 5 North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy, Policy 4 North 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.