14 Attlee Gardens, Church Crookham, FLEET, GU52 6PH

change of use of the land from amenity to private garden and erection of a 1.8m high close boarded fence

Authority: Hart District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Leonard S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers, having regard to crime and anti-social behaviour

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the visually intrusive and incongruous hard boundary treatment in a locality characterised by open and soft-landscaped frontages outweighed any personal benefits to the appellants.

The harm to character and appearance was not outweighed by the appellants' personal circumstances or the absence of harm to living conditions and highway safety.

Framework references: 130

Plan policies cited: Policy NBE2, Policy NBE9, Saved Policy GEN1, Policy 10, Policy 10A

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