Planning appeal decision
Hillcrest Blackhouse Hill, Hythe, CT21 5UP
Planning appeal 3323543 at Hillcrest Blackhouse Hill, Hythe, CT21 5UP (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 15 February 2024 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the details submitted are sufficient to discharge condition 3 attached to planning permission Ref 22/1549/FH in relation to a 1.8 metre high screen.
Retention of retaining wall with 1.8 metre high screen
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Grierson E
- Postcode
- CT21 5UP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the details submitted are sufficient to discharge condition 3 attached to planning permission Ref 22/1549/FH in relation to a 1.8 metre high screen
What decided it
The proposed planting details, particularly the deciduous willow wall, could not guarantee adequate screening coverage year-round and lacked sufficient detail on density, location and maintenance to discharge the condition's requirements.
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