Planning appeal decision
57 Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 5DB
Planning appeal 3313168 at 57 Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 5DB (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 May 2023 by Inspector Allen K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the proposal is to erect a new 1.8m timber fence (to match existing fences around the estate) along the new boundary line, we will require a change of use for the agricultural use to a residential use (current area of shrubbery to be removed and made into amenity space (garden))
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Allen K
- Postcode
- SK16 5DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the area by introducing an unduly dominant, unbroken fence on a prominent corner plot that would reduce the openness of the street scene and conflict with the established pattern of set-back boundary treatments with intervening planting.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy C1 of The Tameside Unitary Development Plan Written Statement (November 2004)Policy RD21 of the Tameside Residential Design Supplementary Planning Document (March 2010)
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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