24 Great North Road, WELWYN, AL6 0PS

‘Update to Planning Application: 6/2019/0115/HOUSE (Alterations to the front garden) - Boundary treatment to front of site bounding Great North Road – approved design with two access gates, amended to 2m high brick wall to section between approved access gates. The existing wall has been taken down and rebuilt to ensure it has been built within the correct boundary lines.’

Authority: Welwyn Hatfield Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Colebourne S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the dwelling and the area

What decided it

The siting, scale, length, height and materials of the brick wall create a stark and prominent feature that significantly harms the character and appearance of the area by introducing hardness and colour inconsistent with the soft, planted boundaries characteristic of the locality.

Plan policies cited: SP1, SP9

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