®Planning appeal decision
7 Land Lane, Marston Green, Solihull, B37 7DE
Planning appeal 3267557 at 7 Land Lane, Marston Green, Solihull, B37 7DE (Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2022 by Inspector Shields T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether copies of the enforcement notice were properly served as required by section 172 of the Act.
Erection of a 3 metre high corrugated metal fence at the front of the property
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Shields T
- Postcode
- B37 7DE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether copies of the enforcement notice were properly served as required by section 172 of the Act
- Whether the matters alleged in the notice constitute a breach of planning control
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive
- Whether the period for compliance is reasonable
What decided it
The fence exceeds the permitted development height limit of 2m under the GPDO and no planning permission has been granted, constituting a breach of planning control that the enforcement notice properly requires to be remedied.
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