Planning appeal decision
The Shoe Box, Siston Lane, Siston, Bristol, BS30 5LY
Planning appeal 3331507 at The Shoe Box, Siston Lane, Siston, Bristol, BS30 5LY (South Gloucestershire Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 16 September 2024 by Inspector Allen M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the erection of a 2 metre high palisade fence constitutes a breach of planning control.
Erection of a 2 metre high palisade fence adjacent to the highway
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Allen M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the erection of a 2 metre high palisade fence constitutes a breach of planning control
What decided it
The 10-11 metre setback of the fence from the highway edge, with the grass verge providing significant separation, means the fence is not adjacent to the highway and therefore constitutes permitted development.
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