Planning appeal decision
12 Ark Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1GH
Planning appeal 3365178 at 12 Ark Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1GH (Hertsmere Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 21 July 2026 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c).
without planning permission, the erection of a boundary fence adjacent to the highway exceeding one metre in height
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- WD6 1GH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether the notice requirements are excessive (ground f)
What decided it
The fence exceeds the one-metre height limit in GPDO Schedule 2 Part 2 Class A paragraph A.1(a)(ii) for structures adjacent to highways used by vehicular traffic, and no express planning permission was granted, therefore constituting a breach of planning control.
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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026
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- Notice upheld17 July 2026336790342 Rutherford Close, Hertsmere, WD6 5RZ
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