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Retrospective application for gates and boundary fencing to front boundary

Authority: Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Dale A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any effect on openness, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area, including the Arden Special Landscape Area
The impact of the proposal upon biodiversity
If the development does amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt and the distinctive rural character and appearance of the area, including the Arden Special Landscape Area, caused by the scale, height and prominence of the proposed boundary structures, is not clearly outweighed by the security and safety benefits claimed by the appellant.

Framework references: 154, 155

Plan policies cited: CS.10, CS.12, CS.5, CS.9, CS.6

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