Planning appeal decision
19a Hampden Street, Kirby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8DQ
Planning appeal 3340842 at 19a Hampden Street, Kirby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8DQ (Ashfield District Council) was dismissed on 3 June 2024 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether off-street car parking provision would be adequate.
for a change to car parking space and boundary fencing along Bulwer Road
- Authority
- Ashfield District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley S
- Postcode
- NG17 8DQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether off-street car parking provision would be adequate
- The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed boundary fencing would materially harm the character and appearance of the area by introducing a high close boarded fence abutting the pavement in an area characterised by low boundary walls, which was a matter of overriding concern that outweighed the acceptable parking provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ST1Policy ST2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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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