4 Junction Road, Warley, Brentwood, CM14 5JN

Planning appeal 3335575 at 4 Junction Road, Warley, Brentwood, CM14 5JN (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 November 2025 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the erection of a fence would constitute permitted development under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

Erection of 1.8 m high fencing to side boundary and front garden enclosing land as additional garden area, and construction of single storey side/rear extension with alterations to fenestration including insertion of rooflights

Authority: Brentwood Borough Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Ghafoor A
Postcode: CM14 5JN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: whether the erection of a fence would constitute permitted development under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
Appeal B: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the street scene

What decided it

For Appeal A, the fence height of 2 m would exceed the 1 m maximum permitted under the GPDO for development adjacent to a highway. For Appeal B, subject to soft landscaping conditions, the development would not have a visually harmful effect on the street scene and would accord with local and national policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BE14

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