One self-build dwelling at Fourways, 2 School Road, Pattishall

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by West Northamptonshire Non-Strategic Planning Committee on 2 Apr 2026.

2025/2333/FULLRefusedAgainst officer advice

What was proposed

The application sought one four-bedroom self-build dwelling with an integrated garage and a new vehicular access to School Road.

“Full planning permission is sought for the construction of 1 no. self-build dwelling house, including the creation of a new vehicular access to School Road. The dwelling would include four bedrooms and an integrated garage to the front.”

“The proposed gross internal floor area of the dwelling would be 172sqm. The height from floor to the eaves would be 5m, with a ridge height of 8.6m. The front façade of the dwelling would be set back around 11m from the School Road frontage.”

Officer report

The site

The site is a garden area within Pattishall’s settlement confines, beside the existing dwelling at 2 School Road, and currently has no vehicular access.

“The application site is located within the settlement confines of Pattishall, to the southwest of the junction where School Road meets Butchers Lane, Church Street and Banbury Lane. This application is for Plot A. This is located towards the northern boundary of the site, which is currently garden area for the existing dwelling known as 2 School Road. The existing dwelling is a single storey dwelling with a detached garage.”

“The site is bordered by vegetation to the north and east boundaries. To the west of the site is the boundary with The Willows, and to the south is existing garden space connected with 2 School Road. The topography of the site slopes downwards south to north.”

Officer report

Officers’ recommendation

Officers advised granting permission subject to conditions, concluding that the proposal was acceptable after considering the identified planning issues.

“The report looks into the key planning issues in detail, and Officers conclude that the proposal is acceptable subject to conditions.”

Officer report

Main planning issues

The key issues included the development principle, highway safety, area character, neighbours’ living conditions, ecology, pollution, land quality and flood risk.

“The key issues arising from the application details are: • Principle of Development • Highway Safety…”

“Character of the Area • Neighbouring Amenity • Protected Species and Ecology • Land Quality and Pollution • Flood Risk…”

Officer report

Consultation responses

The parish council and ward members objected, while highways, ecology, Northants Police and environmental health raised no objections.

“The following consultees have raised no objections to the application: • Highways, Ecology, Northants Police, Environmental Health…”

Officer report

The committee’s decision

The committee refused the application contrary to the case officer’s recommendation.

“(1) That application 2025/2333/FULL be refused contrary to the Case Officer’s recommendation for the following reason:”

Minutes

The members' reasons

The minutes do not record the members' reasons for departing from the officers' recommendation.

Sources

  • West Northamptonshire Non-Strategic Planning Committee minutes, 2 April 2026
  • Agenda and papers (council website)

Source: Plota analysis of West Northamptonshire's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.

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At the meeting

Date
Thursday 2 April 2026
Recommendation
Officers recommended approval
Committee decided
Refused, against officer advice
Minutes
The council's minutes
Meeting
Agenda and papers (council website)
Application
The application (council website)

This committee's year

14 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 5 against officer advice.

Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.

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