Planning appeal decision
8 Hollingworth Place, Hampton Water, Peterborough, PE7 8SE
Planning appeal 3368553 at 8 Hollingworth Place, Hampton Water, Peterborough, PE7 8SE (Peterborough City Council) was dismissed on 27 August 2025 by Inspector Elaine Benson, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
‘height to boundary fencing raised’
- Authority
- Peterborough City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Elaine Benson
- Postcode
- PE7 8SE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Its effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
What decided it
The visual harm caused by the incongruous, visually dominant and out-of-scale boundary fencing, combined with its overbearing effect on neighbouring occupiers' living conditions, outweighs the appellant's privacy justifications.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP16Policy LP17
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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