®Planning appeal decision
Sunningdale, Holme Lane, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9JU
Planning appeal 3277740 at Sunningdale, Holme Lane, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9JU (Lancaster City Council) was dismissed on 20 October 2021 by Inspector Caine M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Erection of a fence and change of use of verge to garden
- Authority
- Lancaster City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Caine M
- Postcode
- LA2 9JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
What decided it
The loss of the boundary hedge typical of the immediate area and its replacement with a modern close boarded fence and ivy living wall would not sympathetically integrate with its surroundings and would have a detrimental effect on the AONB, conflicting with development plan policies and paragraph 176 of the Framework.
The ecological benefits claimed by the appellant did not overcome or outweigh the harm identified to the character and appearance of the area and the AONB.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM28 of A Local Plan for Lancaster District 2011-2031 Part Two: Review of the Development Management DPD (2020)Policy EN2 of A Local Plan for Lancaster District 2011-2031 Part One: Strategic Policies and Land Allocations DPD (2020)Policy EN3 of A Local Plan for Lancaster District 2011-2031 Part One: Strategic Policies and Land Allocations DPD (2020)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 176
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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