1 Princes Plantation, New Road, Firbeck, Rotherham, S81 8LB

Planning appeal 3325581 at 1 Princes Plantation, New Road, Firbeck, Rotherham, S81 8LB (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 February 2024 by Inspector Ellis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the fence is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

a timber fence to the front boundary

Authority: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Ellis D
Postcode: S81 8LB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the fence is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
Its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
Its effect on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and loss of openness, combined with harm to character and appearance, is not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of security and privacy, and no very special circumstances exist to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS28 of the Rotherham Local Plan Core Strategy 2014Policy SP55 of the Rotherham Local Plan Sites and Policies 2018Policy SP2 of the Rotherham Local Plan Sites and Policies 2018Design Guidance 2.10 in the Rotherham Local Plan Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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