Planning appeal decision
La Mancha Lodge, 104 Renacres Lane, Halsall, Lancashire, L39 8SF
Planning appeal 3337264 at La Mancha Lodge, 104 Renacres Lane, Halsall, Lancashire, L39 8SF (West Lancashire District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 29 October 2024 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b).
without planning permission, erection of concrete wall adjacent to the highway
- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- L39 8SF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b)
- Whether the wall constitutes a breach of planning control, specifically whether it is adjacent to a highway used by vehicular traffic or a private drive, and whether it is permitted development under Class A of Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO (ground c)
What decided it
The wall is adjacent to a private drive rather than a highway used by vehicular traffic, and therefore qualifies as permitted development under Class A of Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO as it does not exceed 2 metres in height.
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