Planning appeal decision
29 Hill Rise, Cuffley, Potters Bar, EN6 4EH
Planning appeal 3317895 at 29 Hill Rise, Cuffley, Potters Bar, EN6 4EH (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was allowed on 15 May 2023 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed boundary treatment upon the character and appearance of the area.
the erection of a single storey side and rear extension, raising existing boundary wall with metal railings and installation of metal railing sliding gate
- Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley S
- Postcode
- EN6 4EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed boundary treatment upon the character and appearance of the area
- the free flow of traffic and highway safety
What decided it
The previous approval of a similar boundary treatment scheme on the same site, combined with the highway authority's confirmation that the proposal would not significantly affect visibility splays or highway safety, outweighed the LPA's concerns about character and appearance and highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GBSP2D1D2D5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 104
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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