®Planning appeal decision
1 Princes Plantation, New Road, Firbeck, Rotherham, S81 8LB
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
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.
Framework references: 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy CS28 of the Rotherham Local Plan Core Strategy 2014, Policy SP55 of the Rotherham Local Plan Sites and Policies 2018, Policy SP2 of the Rotherham Local Plan Sites and Policies 2018, Design Guidance 2.10 in the Rotherham Local Plan Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.