Planning appeal decision
7 Colwick Manor Farm, Colwick, Nottingham, NG4 2DP
Planning appeal 3269401 at 7 Colwick Manor Farm, Colwick, Nottingham, NG4 2DP (Gedling Borough Council) was allowed on 9 June 2021 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area.
Change of use of land to garden land and re-siting of boundary wall
- Authority
- Gedling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- NG4 2DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The retention of a narrow grass verge to soften the wall's appearance, combined with the existence of comparable prominently-positioned boundary walls elsewhere in the area, meant the proposal would not harm the character and appearance of the residential area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 10 of the Core StrategyPolicy LPD35 of the Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 127
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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