®Planning appeal decision
107 Argyle Street, Cambridge, CB1 3LS
Planning appeal 3270383 at 107 Argyle Street, Cambridge, CB1 3LS (Cambridge City Council) was allowed on 8 October 2021 by Inspector Dyer S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the rear boundary fence and canopy on the character and appearance of the area.
without planning permission, the unauthorised erection of a boundary fence structure in excess of parameters of permitted development rights within The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 Schedule 2 Part 2 Class A (outlined in blue on attached plan for identification purposes only), along with the erection of a canopy made of recycled plastic to the side of the premises not in accordance with permitted development conditions laid out within The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 Schedule 2 Part 1 Class A (outlined in green on attached plan for identification purposes only) at the Land
- Authority
- Cambridge City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dyer S
- Postcode
- CB1 3LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the rear boundary fence and canopy on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the rear boundary fence and canopy on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to outlook
What decided it
The fallback position inherent in the enforcement notice requirements, which would allow substantial retention of the fence at compliant height with only marginal reduction in harm, made refusal of the deemed planning application disproportionate.
The potential fallback position of a compliant fence (reducing harm only marginally) was weighed against the previous Inspector's findings of harm, leading to the conclusion that refusal would be disproportionate; the canopy was found to accord with development plan policies supporting well-designed places responsive to context.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 55Policy 56
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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