®Planning appeal decision
Allowed23 November 20223291714
2 Bridgefoot Farm Barns - Land adjacent to, Church End, Walkern, Hertfordshire, SG2 7PB
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Barnes D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether the development in a Local Green Space would be inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The very special circumstances arising from the permitted development fallback position (1 metre fence without permission), the lack of unacceptable harm to openness and character, and the fence's role in promoting the ecological richness of the Local Green Space clearly outweigh the potential harm by reason of inappropriateness.
Plan policies cited: Policy VILL2, Policy VILL1, Policy DES2, Policy 2, Policy 7
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