Planning appeal decision
483 Ashingdon Road, Rochford, Essex, SS4 3EU
Planning appeal 3259644 at 483 Ashingdon Road, Rochford, Essex, SS4 3EU (Rochford District Council) was dismissed on 13 September 2021 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area.
Without planning permission, the erection of a close boarded timber fence approximately 1.8metres in height adjacent to the highway used by vehicular traffic and pedestrians ( in the approximate position marked A to B and marked by XXXs on the attached plan)
- Authority
- Rochford District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- SS4 3EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The prominent location and height of the fence creates a dominant, incongruous feature that diminishes the character and appearance of the area contrary to the development plan and Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP1 of the Core StrategyDM1 of the Development Management Plan
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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