Planning appeal decision
The Old Forge Cottage Poolhead Lane, Tanworth-In-Arden, Solihull, B94 5ED
Planning appeal 3306398 at The Old Forge Cottage Poolhead Lane, Tanworth-In-Arden, Solihull, B94 5ED (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 6 January 2023 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed means of enclosure on the character and appearance of the area.
the replacement of existing 1.4m high metal railing gate and metal railing fence 1.3m high (4.1 in length) with 2m high metal railing gate and 1.85m high brick wall in order to improve security
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- B94 5ED
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed means of enclosure on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed solid brick wall and metal railing gate would harm the character and appearance of the area by introducing an urbanising, out-of-character hard form of enclosure that conflicts with the rural setting and Special Landscape Area designation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS5CS9CS12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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