®Planning appeal decision
16 Rockingham Hills, Oundle, Northamptonshire, PE8 4QA
conversion of existing garage to ground floor bedroom with accessible wet-room, construction of new garage to side with driveway alterations. Change of use of amenity land to residential curtilage to allow for driveway alterations. Flat roof extension to side of previous extension with new roof lanterns, canopy and roof finish
- Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harding C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal upon biodiversity and protected species
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- if any harm is found, whether such harm is outweighed by the personal circumstances of the appellant
What decided it
The absence of substantive evidence regarding protected species presence and the failure to provide a preliminary ecological appraisal or bat survey meant the proposal conflicted with development plan biodiversity policies, and this conflict could not be outweighed by the personal circumstances of the appellant.
Framework references: 15
Plan policies cited: North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy Policy 4, North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy Policy 1, North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy Policy 8, East Northamptonshire Local Plan Policy EN11
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