Planning appeal decision
13 Brickley Crescent, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6LT
Planning appeal 3285883 at 13 Brickley Crescent, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6LT (Rushcliffe Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 February 2022 by Inspector Hendley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
2 metre high timber close boarded boundary fence
- Authority
- Rushcliffe Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hendley D
- Postcode
- LE12 6LT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The height and design of the fence presents a dominant enclosure that appears in stark contrast with the lower boundary treatments in the vicinity and is visually intrusive and unduly prominent, resulting in an unacceptable adverse impact on the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 10 of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy (2014)Policy 1 of the Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies (2019)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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