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Dismissed20 August 20253353593

Chapel Cleeve Manor, Cleeve Park, Old Cleeve, Somerset, TA24 6JL

Planning appeal 3353593 at Chapel Cleeve Manor, Cleeve Park, Old Cleeve, Somerset, TA24 6JL (Somerset West and Taunton *) was dismissed on 20 August 2025 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at Dancing Gate.

Erection of woven hazel fences to the north of the access drive

Authority
Somerset West and Taunton *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
TA24 6JL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at Dancing Gate

What decided it

The complete fencing would adversely affect the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at Dancing Gate through loss of light and an overbearing sense of enclosure, conflicting with development plan policy and the NPPF.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy NH13Policy NH2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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