603 Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9RQ

Planning appeal 3332354 at 603 Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9RQ (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 16 August 2024 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the erection of the close boarded fence and gate constitutes a breach of planning control under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

without planning permission, the erection of close boarded fencing, together with its respective fixtures, fittings, posts, rails and access gate, adjacent to a highway used by vehicle (sic) traffic, contrary to the conditions and limitations of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), Schedule 2, Part 2, Class A. A.1 (a)(ii) as it exceeds 1 metre in height when measure[d] from natural ground level

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Hawkins S
Postcode: BH8 9RQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the erection of the close boarded fence and gate constitutes a breach of planning control under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive
Whether the period for compliance with the notice is reasonable

What decided it

The fence and gate are adjacent to a highway used by vehicular traffic and exceed the 1 metre height limit permitted by the General Permitted Development Order Schedule 2 Part 2 Class A, and no express planning permission has been granted, therefore constituting a breach of planning control.

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