Planning appeal decision
27 Tillage Close, Tyttenhanger, St. Albans, AL4 0FN
Planning appeal 3370244 at 27 Tillage Close, Tyttenhanger, St. Albans, AL4 0FN (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 21 January 2026 by Inspector Ellis D, by written representations.
Remove 15 year old side boundary 1.8m close boarded wooded fence and erect new 1.8m close boarded wooden fence ±2.0m closer to side boundary on residential curtilage land; transplant existing Privet hedgerow in the gap between the new fence location and pavement
- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ellis D
- Postcode
- AL4 0FN
What decided it
The Council's assessment that the land was amenity land rather than residential curtilage was not unreasonable, and there was a fundamental disagreement between the parties that could only be resolved by appeal, therefore no unreasonable behaviour warranting costs was demonstrated.
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