®Planning appeal decision
Churchwood, 47 Sywell Road, Overstone, West Northamptonshire, NN6 0AG
outline planning application for the erection of 1no. self-build dwelling with all matters reserved aside for access
- Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Duff N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area, arising from the development extending beyond the strong linear form of this part of Overstone, outweighed the modest housing and self-build benefits of the proposal.
The benefits of providing one self-build dwelling (modest weight), contributing to self-build provision where there appears to be a shortfall (moderate weight), the sustainable location (modest weight), and biodiversity improvements (modest weight) were outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance, which should weigh substantially against the proposal.
Plan policies cited: Policy S10 i), Policy H1a), Policy H1b), Policy R1 B) i), Policy R1 B) iii), Policy SP1 G), Policy RA3 C) iii, Policy RA3 C) iv, Policy ENV10 A.i), Policy 6 1.b), Policy 6 1.h)
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.