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Notice upheld14 January 20253315172

4 The Chase, Welwyn, AL6 0QT

Planning appeal 3315172 at 4 The Chase, Welwyn, AL6 0QT (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was dismissed on 14 January 2025 by Inspector Shields T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

without planning permission, the erection of a detached outbuilding and associated engineering operations involving raising the level of the land and the construction of a retaining wall topped by a timber fence that has taken place within the last four years

Authority
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Shields T
Postcode
AL6 0QT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The development is substantially out of scale and dominating in the street scene, causing unacceptable harm to character and appearance that cannot be remedied by conditions or surface treatments.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP9

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