Planning appeal decision
48 Santers Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 2BX
Planning appeal 3303449 at 48 Santers Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 2BX (Hertsmere Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 November 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the erection of new boundary treatment (brick wall with brick piers and railings and timber fencing between the piers) to Santers Lane and Wellesley Crescent frontages and within the site (fencing with trellis above)
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wilkinson H
- Postcode
- EN6 2BX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on highway safety, with particular regard to pedestrian mobility
What decided it
The development's adverse effect on the character and appearance of the area through its dominant and intrusive solid enclosure, which conflicts with the prevailing softer and more open development pattern, outweighed any other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS22SP1SADM30CS25SADM40CS1CS2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 120
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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