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Dismissed13 June 20243338943

20 St Ives Park , Ashley Heath , Hants , BH24 2JY

Planning appeal 3338943 at 20 St Ives Park , Ashley Heath , Hants , BH24 2JY (Dorset) was dismissed on 13 June 2024 by Inspector Willmer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the fence on character and appearance of the street scene and the wider area.

for the retention of renewed fence

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Willmer P
Postcode
BH24 2JY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the fence on character and appearance of the street scene and the wider area

What decided it

The artificial hedge affixed to the fence is visually incongruous and incompatible with the character and appearance of the Special Character Area, contrary to Policy HE2 and the SPG requirements that hedging predominate in boundary treatments.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HE2 of the Christchurch and East Dorset Local Plan-Part 1 Core Strategy 2014Special Character Areas Supplementary Planning Guidance no.27

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