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2 Bridgefoot Farm Barns - Land Adjacent to, Church End, Walkern, Hertfordshire, SG2 7PB
Planning appeal 3291714 at 2 Bridgefoot Farm Barns - Land Adjacent to, Church End, Walkern, Hertfordshire, SG2 7PB (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 23 November 2022 by Inspector Barnes D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
Erection of a wooden post and rail fence, approximately 1.2 metres in height, with metal mesh to enclose an ecological area adjacent to the River Beane
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Barnes D
- Postcode
- SG2 7PB
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy VILL2Policy VILL1Policy DES2Policy 2Policy 7
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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