Planning appeal decision
19 Chiltern Avenue, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 4PX
Planning appeal 3272805 at 19 Chiltern Avenue, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 4PX (Hertsmere Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 December 2021 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice was properly served (ground e).
without planning permission, the raising of rear garden ground levels by over one metre
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Walker A
- Postcode
- WD23 4PX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice was properly served (ground e)
- Whether the raising of rear garden ground levels by over one metre occurred as a matter of fact (ground b)
- Whether the raising of rear garden ground levels constitutes a breach of planning control (ground c)
What decided it
The appellant failed to discharge the burden of proof on all three grounds of appeal, particularly by not providing substantive evidence (topographical reports, planning permission documents) to support her contentions.
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