24 Mapplewells Crescent, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 1JA

Fence installed made of treated feather edged wood around external residential boundary. Front porch with front canopy running to width of front elevation of the property. Front dropped kerb permit already granted. Front tarmac driveway to be installed sometime soon

Authority: Ashfield
Appeal type: householder · Householder
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: NG17 1JA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
highway safety in regards to visibility when entering/egressing from Mapplewells Crescent

What decided it

The fence's height of 1.8m extending 17m along the frontage severely restricted visibility at the corner junction near a school entrance during periods of high on-street parking, presenting a significant danger to highway safety that could not be adequately mitigated by conditions.

Plan policies cited: ST1, HG7

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