®Planning appeal decision
old working mens club, 1 scarborough street, irthlingborough, NN9 5TT
change of use from Sui Generis (formally A4) drinking establishment to (C3) residential. Conversion of the former men's club into eight 2 - bedroom apartments and five 1-bedroom apartments
- Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Lee S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on pedestrian and highway safety and the efficient operation of the highway network
What decided it
The Council and Highway Authority's acceptance that the development would result in less parking demand than the existing permitted use, combined with the site's sustainable location and the lack of objection from the Highway Authority, outweighed concerns raised by interested parties about highway safety.
the benefits of bringing a vacant building back into beneficial residential use and providing 13 additional dwellings, combined with the site's sustainable location and the conclusion that there would be no unacceptable impact on highway safety, outweighed the concerns raised by interested parties about parking and traffic
Framework references: 115
Plan policies cited: Policy 8(b) of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031 (JCS) (2016), JCS Policy 4
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.