Planning appeal decision
7 Meadow Close, Hove, BN3 6QQ
Planning appeal 3335715 at 7 Meadow Close, Hove, BN3 6QQ (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 28 October 2024 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control or injury to amenity caused by the construction of boundary walls and piers.
without permission the construction of boundary walls and piers to the front and sides of the Property
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Steen A
- Postcode
- BN3 6QQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control or injury to amenity caused by the construction of boundary walls and piers
What decided it
The requirements of the enforcement notice are necessary to remedy the injury to amenity caused by the breach, specifically to prevent obstruction to the view of persons using the highway, and therefore do not exceed what is necessary.
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