®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Kettering Road, Weldon, Northamptonshire, NN17 3JF
Full Planning Application for the Erection of an Entry Level Exception Site of 22 Discount Market Sale Dwellinghouses, Associated Infrastructure and Landscaping
- Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Gee R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site represents a suitable location for housing, with particular regard to accessibility and local and national policies
- whether the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing, early years, primary education, secondary education, library and a 2-metre-wide footpath
- whether the proposal would be a risk to human health of future occupiers with particular regard to landfill gas
What decided it
The provision of 22 discount market sale dwellinghouses as First Homes, secured through the Unilateral Undertaking, which carries substantial weight as a government priority and addresses a significant shortage of affordable homes in North Northamptonshire.
The substantial benefits of affordable housing delivery and housing supply, together with economic benefits and biodiversity enhancements, outweighed the location outside the settlement boundary, with the rural exception site policy and sustainable location with good accessibility to services and transport links supporting the proposal.
Framework references: 11, 73
Plan policies cited: Policy 1 JCS, Policy 8 JCS, Policy 13 JCS, Policy 7 JCS, Policy 10 JCS, Policy 30 JCS
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin); Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]
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.