Planning appeal decision
The Land Situate and Known As Land at 8 Briar Road, Skellow, Doncaster, DN6 8HY
Planning appeal 3312629 at The Land Situate and Known As Land at 8 Briar Road, Skellow, Doncaster, DN6 8HY (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 September 2023 by Inspector Taylor K, 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.
the Land has without planning permission, the unauthorised development of the erection of a 1.75 metre in height wooden fencing and gate and concrete posts to the front and side boundaries of a residential property adjacent to a highway on the Land in the position as shown coloured blue, ‘on the Site Plan attached to the notice
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Taylor K
- Postcode
- DN6 8HY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The development causes unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area and is contrary to Policies 10, 41 and 44 of the Local Plan and chapter 12 of the Framework, which cannot be outweighed by any neutral considerations regarding highway safety or living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 47Policy 10Policy 41Policy 44
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 97
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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