Appeal 3270380
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
7 sections
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Section 01
Development description
front and side boundary walls and entrance gate.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Preliminary Matters
The National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) has been updated since the parties’ appeal submissions were made. They were given the opportunity to comment on any consequences of the revised version for the appeals, but neither indicated that there were substantial implications. I agree and have referred to paragraph numbers from the revised version.
The enclosure was partly built at the time of the site visit.
Section 04
Main Issue
The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the street scene and its setting.
Section 05
Reasons
The appeal property is a detached dwelling which sits within a cul de sac of similar properties. Most properties have fairly generous front gardens enclosed by planting and low brick walls. This gives the street scene an open, verdant character that contributes positively to local distinctiveness and complements its rural setting. The occasional slightly higher boundary walls detract from this character.
At up to 1.89m high, the proposed boundary enclosure would be significantly taller than other walls in the cul de sac. The combination of walls, piers and metal railings would give the enclosure a formal, urban appearance which would be at odds with the street scene and its setting, notwithstanding the choice of materials and detailing. The height and form of the enclosure would offer limited opportunity for planting to contribute to the street scene. Notwithstanding the curvature of the road, the front and side faces of the enclosure would be highly prominent along a considerable length of the cul de sac, particularly on the approach from [address].
The enclosure would, therefore, be a dominant and incongruous feature which would be harmful to the character and appearance of the street scene and its rural setting. I recognise that the site does not fall within a designated landscape area. Nevertheless, the proposal would conflict with Policies CS12 and CS19 of the Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy 2014. Together these policies seek to conserve or enhance landscape character and require development to be locally distinctive and integrate well with its surroundings. Nor would the proposal accord with Framework paragraph 130 to the extent that it has similar aims.
Section 06
Other matters
The appellant has referred to Framework policies for sustainable development. However, there is no substantive evidence to show that the appeal proposal would contribute to any of the roles of sustainability.
I have had regard to the other concerns expressed locally, but they have not led me to a different overall conclusion.
Section 07
Conclusion
For the reasons set out above, the appeal should be dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 337No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 24 November 2021Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 16 November 2021 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3270380
- Application reference
- 20201187
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Planning authority code
- E07000109
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Unknown
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- Not recorded
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- No
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Dismissed
- Decision category
- Dismissed
- Received date
- 5 March 2021
- Valid date
- 18 March 2021
- Start date
- 25 May 2021
- Planning authority decision date
- 20 January 2021
- Appeal decision date
- 24 November 2021
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 6489
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:25
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21