®Planning appeal decision
Darsdale Home For The Blind, Chelveston Road, Raunds, NN9 6DA
for 36 new retirement residential apartments with communal facilities
- Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Baxter C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area with reference to backland development
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties in terms of light, privacy and waste management
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety with regards to access, parking and drainage
- the effect of the proposal on trees
- whether the proposal provides adequate affordable housing provision
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance, living conditions of neighbours, and highway safety could not be outweighed by the benefits of the scheme.
the significant harm identified regarding the effect on the character and appearance of the area, the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and highway safety outweighed the benefits described
Plan policies cited: Policy 8 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (NNJCS), Policy EN11 of East Northamptonshire Local Plan Part 2 (ENLP), Policy R2 of the Raunds Neighbourhood Plan (RNP), Policy EN2 of the ENLP, Policy 30 of the NNJCS
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.