Planning appeal decision
25 Glen Court, Wolverhampton, WV3 9JW
Planning appeal 3289936 at 25 Glen Court, Wolverhampton, WV3 9JW (Wolverhampton City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 10 February 2023 by Inspector Merrett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged material change of use of communal landscaped open space to private rear garden occurred as a matter of fact and law.
Without planning permission, the making of a material change of use of a communal landscaped open space and the erection of boundary treatments to enclose the land as private rear garden
- Authority
- Wolverhampton City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Merrett R
- Postcode
- WV3 9JW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged material change of use of communal landscaped open space to private rear garden occurred as a matter of fact and law
- Whether the erection of boundary treatments constitutes permitted development under the GPDO
- Whether the enforcement notice was properly served on all persons with a material interest in the land
What decided it
The fencing erected adjacent to Compton Road West highway and exceeding 1 metre in height does not benefit from permitted development rights under the GPDO, requiring its removal to remedy the breach of planning control.
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