Appeal 3321217
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
5 sections
Read the development description and the Inspector’s text from the official decision PDF in source order. Source headings are retained where available. Personal and contact details are removed by an automated privacy filter; this is source material, not Rules for You analysis.
Section 01
Development description
erection of a 2000mm high close-boarded timber fence on western boundary.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Main Issue
The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
Section 04
Reasons
The appeal property is a residential dwelling, which is situated in a prominent position on the corner of [address] and The Green. Built development in the vicinity of the appeal site varies with a mixture of styles ages and sizes. Properties are generally enclosed at the fronts with the predominant form of boundaries being stone walls or hedging. Timber fencing is not a common feature in the streetscene.
The proposal is for the erection of timber fencing on the west facing side boundary of the property. I noted at my site visit that the close-boarded fencing has been erected. It has also been erected along the rear boundary of the site where it abuts a parking area.
The Council contends that the fencing is an unsightly and overbearing feature that is out of character with the area. It argues that the proposal conflicts with Policy ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1 and with Saved Policy C28 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996. These policies seek (amongst other things) to ensure that the design of new development is of high quality and is sympathetic to the character of the local area. I consider these to be consistent with paragraph 130 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 (The Framework).
In reaching my decision, I have considered the appellant’s need for privacy and security and the prevention of parking on his land. However, these matters could be addressed by other types of boundary treatment. I also accept that the site is not within a conservation area and that The Green only serves a small number of properties. Furthermore, the fence does impact on highway safety.
Nevertheless, the fencing is a prominent feature in the streetscene and it is clearly visible from both [address] and The Green. It appears stark and at odds with other boundary treatments in the vicinity of the site and, therefore, it is out of character and unacceptably harmful to the appearance of the area. Consequently, it conflicts with the provisions of the Development Plan and The Framework, as referred to in paragraph 5 above.
Section 05
Conclusion
For the reasons given above, it is concluded that the appeal be dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 203No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 29 August 2023Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 26 July 2023 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3321217
- Application reference
- 22/03716/F
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Planning authority code
- E07000177
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
- Planning Appeals - Full
- 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
- 0 m²
- 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
- 28 April 2023
- Valid date
- 9 May 2023
- Start date
- 15 June 2023
- Planning authority decision date
- 14 February 2023
- Appeal decision date
- 29 August 2023
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
- No
- 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
- 37772
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:27
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21