Land Adjacent Orchard Way, Orchard Way, Easton On The Hill, Northamptonshire, PE9 3LU

construction of 2 new dwellinghouses (including 1 self-build unit), enhancement of orchard priority habitat, proposed parking, landscaping and boundary treatments; associated highway works to deliver turning head (approved under application ref: 17/01942/FU L and technical details approved under ref: 18/01028/CND)

Authority: North Northamptonshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Harding C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, including its effect upon the significance of Easton on the Hill Conservation Area and nearby listed buildings
whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to the spatial strategy

What decided it

The public benefits of delivering a self-build dwelling to address demonstrated undersupply, combined with housing supply benefits and economic gains, were sufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to heritage assets.

Framework references: 11, 61, 212, 215

Plan policies cited: JCS Policy 11, JCS Policy 2, LPP2 Policy EN1, LPP2 Policy EN2, LPP2 Policy EN3, LPP2 Policy EN12

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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