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Dismissed21 December 20213283870

305 Southway Drive, Southway , Plymouth, PL6 6QN

Planning appeal 3283870 at 305 Southway Drive, Southway , Plymouth, PL6 6QN (Plymouth City Council) was dismissed on 21 December 2021 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: effect of the fence on the character and appearance of the area.

the removal of 8ft high and 5ft wide hedges which were encroaching onto the public pathway and replaced with 2m high wooden featheredge fencing around part of the garden perimeter with a 1m wooden fence in front of the house

Authority
Plymouth City Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Marigold O
Postcode
PL6 6QN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • effect of the fence on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The height, prominent location and close boarded design of the taller fencing forms a hard, dominant and incongruous feature that unacceptably harms the character and appearance of the street scene.

The benefits of privacy, security and removal of the hazardous hedge do not outweigh the harm to the character and appearance of the street scene.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DEV20 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034 (2019)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130

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