Land at 31 Leafield Drive, Wakefield, WF2 0FT

Planning appeal 3294478 at Land at 31 Leafield Drive, Wakefield, WF2 0FT (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 28 July 2022 by Inspector Thompson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the fence on the character and appearance of the area.

without planning permission, the erection of a boundary fence more than 1.0m in height adjacent to highway on the Land

Authority: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Thompson F
Postcode: WF2 0FT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the fence on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary

What decided it

The fence's prominent position adjacent to the highway and its height, length and materials create an unacceptably enclosing and incongruous feature that appreciably harms the character and appearance of the area, but the enforcement notice was varied to allow reduction to 1m height as a realistic fallback position reflecting permitted development rights.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS10 of the Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2009Policy D9 of the Wakefield Development Policies Local Development Framework 2009Policy D10 of the Wakefield Development Policies Local Development Framework 2009

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