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Planning permission granted17 March 20263309435

3 Firs Chase, West Mersea, Colchester, Essex, CO5 8NG

Planning appeal 3309435 at 3 Firs Chase, West Mersea, Colchester, Essex, CO5 8NG (Colchester Borough Council) was allowed on 17 March 2026 by Inspector Griffin E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development impacts upon highway safety.

‘Without planning permission, the erection of a replacement boundary fence in excess of 1 metre in height adjacent to a highway used by vehicular traffic’

Authority
Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Griffin E
Postcode
CO5 8NG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development impacts upon highway safety
  • The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the appeal dwelling and the surrounding area

What decided it

The imposition of a suitably worded condition requiring soft landscaping works to mitigate the harm to character and appearance rendered the development acceptable despite the identified harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM15Policy DM21Policy SP7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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