Planning appeal decision
1 Fordwater Gardens , Yapton , Arundel , West Sussex , Bn18 0HU
Planning appeal 3348507 at 1 Fordwater Gardens , Yapton , Arundel , West Sussex , Bn18 0HU (Arun District Council) was dismissed on 9 January 2025 by Inspector Cramond D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the locality.
the erection of new fence and new gates
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cramond D
- Postcode
- BN18 0HU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the locality
What decided it
The fencing would be visually harmful and jarring to the established open-plan character of the locality, contrary to policies requiring sympathetic design.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D DM1Policy H1
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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