®Planning appeal decision
Land to the west of Brackley, NN13 6FA, Brackley, NN13 6FA
outline permission, with access not reserved, for up to 700 residential dwellings, areas of public open space, a rugby pitch, landscaping, allotments, sustainable drainage and associated infrastructure. This
- Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Normington S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide an appropriate site for development having regard to the development plan.
- Whether the Council can demonstrate a five year housing land supply and whether paragraph 11(d) of the Framework is engaged.
- Whether the proposed development would be sustainably located in relation to existing local facilities and whether adequate provision would be made for infrastructure requirements and opportunities for sustainable travel arising from the proposal.
- The overall planning balance and compliance with the Framework and development plan and whether any harms would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the appeal scheme.
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, rendering the settlement boundary policies out of date and allowing the housing benefits to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited conflict with the development plan.
The substantial benefits of market and affordable housing delivery, together with moderate economic and recreational benefits, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited weight attached to conflict with the spatial strategy and the moderate, localised harm to character and appearance, so the tilted balance favoured allowing the appeal.
Framework references: 11, 34, 49, 57, 78, 110, 115
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy B1, Policy SS1, Policy LH1, Policy S3, Policy S2, Policy S4, Policy S5, Policy C2, Policy S10, Policy BN5, Policy BN7, Policy BN7A, Policy GS1, Policy HE2, Policy SA
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.