Planning appeal decision
Breach Farm Ness Road, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DB
Planning appeal 3354503 at Breach Farm Ness Road, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DB (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 25 June 2025 by Inspector Merrett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the erection of two brick walls exceeding 1m in height constitutes a breach of planning control.
Without planning permission, the erection of two brick walls exceeding 1m in height
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Merrett R
- Postcode
- CB25 0DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the erection of two brick walls exceeding 1m in height constitutes a breach of planning control
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to achieve its purpose
What decided it
The walls are adjacent to the existing access road (a highway used by vehicular traffic) and therefore exceed the 1 metre height limit for permitted development, but the breach can be remedied by either demolition or reduction to approved heights.
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