®Planning appeal decision
United Reformed Church, Fox Street, Rothwell, NN14 6AN
- Authority
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning listed building and conservation area
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- NN14 6AN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue is whether the proposals would preserve the Grade II* listed building, former United Reformed Church, or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses.
What decided it
The cumulative moderate to high level of less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II* listed building was not outweighed by the limited public benefits, given the absence of any accompanying grant of planning permission for the change of use.
the limited public benefits (severely limited weight for optimum viable use in the absence of a planning permission, plus minor economic benefits) were not sufficient to outweigh the considerable weight attached to the moderate to high level of less than substantial harm to the Grade II* listed building
Framework references: 215
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (2016)
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