Planning appeal decision
2 Meon Road, Romsey, SO51 5PU
Planning appeal 3281676 at 2 Meon Road, Romsey, SO51 5PU (Test Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 10 December 2021 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the fence on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
without planning permission the erection of a boundary fence greater than 1 m in height adjacent to the highway
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- SO51 5PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the fence on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The fence was a like-for-like replacement of a pre-existing lawful structure that had been in place for approximately 15 years and therefore did not result in appreciable harm to the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E1Policy E2
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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