Planning appeal decision
1 Southgate Grove, Hackney, London, N1 5BT
Planning appeal 3323043 at 1 Southgate Grove, Hackney, London, N1 5BT (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 29 February 2024 by Inspector Wilson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the De Beauvoir Conservation Area.
without planning permission, the erection of a garden wall and fence to the front of the property
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wilson S
- Postcode
- N1 5BT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the De Beauvoir Conservation Area
What decided it
The development materially breaches planning control by failing to accord with approved plans and causes unjustified harm to the character and appearance of the De Beauvoir Conservation Area, which is a matter of considerable importance and weight.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3Policy HC1Policy LP1Policy LP3
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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