®Planning appeal decision
LABYRINTH, 9 WESTGATE STREET, SHOULDHAM, NORFOLK, PE33 0BN
‘without planning permission, the erection of a 1.9m rendered wall with aluminium slated infill panels between each pillar, and aluminium swing gates at the same height, adjacent to a highway used by vehicular traffic’
- Authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Brownless E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the wall and gates constitute permitted development under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
What decided it
The wall and gates are perceived as adjacent to the highway as a matter of fact and degree, exceeding the 1 metre height limit for permitted development adjacent to highways, and their substantial height, solid mass, and unsympathetic materials cause harmful diminution of the area's character and appearance.
Framework references: 131, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy CS08 of the King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council Core Strategy (2011), Policy DM15 of the King's Lynn & West Norfolk Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan (2016)
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.