®Planning appeal decision
Labyrinth, 9 Westgate Street, Shouldham, Norfolk, PE33 0BN
Planning appeal 3333470 at Labyrinth, 9 Westgate Street, Shouldham, Norfolk, PE33 0BN (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 2 September 2025 by Inspector Brownless E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the wall and gates constitute permitted development under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
‘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’
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Brownless E
- Postcode
- PE33 0BN
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- 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)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 131Paragraph 135
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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