®Planning appeal decision
Land at Manor Farm, Bull Inn Close, Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire, NN7 4GD
4 new dwellings for older persons
- Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development with particular reference to the housing strategy for the area
- The effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including any effects on the setting of designated and non-designated heritage assets and on protected trees
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future residents of the development with particular reference to accessibility, noise and disturbance
- The effects of the proposal on biodiversity
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan settlement strategy and would cause less than substantial but unacceptable harm to the setting of designated and non-designated heritage assets, which carries great weight and is not outweighed by the moderate public benefits.
the moderate public benefits from housing supply and economic benefits did not outweigh the great weight attached to the less than substantial harm to the setting of the Conservation Area and the harm to the non-designated heritage asset, and the in-principle policy harm from conflict with the settlement strategy
Framework references: 11, 214, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy S1 of the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy Local Plan (Part 1), Policy R1 of the JCS, Policy RA1 of the Settlements and Countryside Local Plan (Part 2) For Daventry District, Policy RA6 of the Local Plan, Policy BN5 of the JCS, Policy ENV10 of the Local Plan, Policy BN9 of the JCS, Policy BN2 of the JCS, Policy ENV5 of the Local Plan, Policy H1 of the JCS
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.