®Planning appeal decision
14 Whitwood Terrace, Castleford, WF10 5PU
Planning appeal 3261620 at 14 Whitwood Terrace, Castleford, WF10 5PU (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 16 September 2021 by Inspector Pleasant L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in this case is the effect on the setting of Whitwood Terrace and the character or appearance of Whitwood Common Conservation Area.
Without planning permission, the unauthorised erection of a fence within the curtilage of a Listed Building
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pleasant L
- Postcode
- WF10 5PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue in this case is the effect on the setting of Whitwood Terrace and the character or appearance of Whitwood Common Conservation Area.
- The issue is whether the requirements are excessive to achieve the purpose(s) of the notice.
What decided it
The harm caused by the fence's height, materials and design to the setting of the listed terrace and the character and appearance of the conservation area was not outweighed by the appellant's privacy and security needs.
the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building and the character and appearance of the conservation area was not outweighed by the appellant's privacy/security needs or any public benefits
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D9Policy D18
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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