Appeal 3366240
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
7 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 0.9 metre high fence to the front.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is allowed, and planning permission is granted for the erection of 0.9 metre high fence to the front at [site address] in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 24/2143/RET and the plans submitted with it.
Section 03
Procedural Matter
The application made clear that the scheme had been submitted retrospectively, the development was in place at the time of my site visit I have dealt with the proposal accordingly.
The Council changed the description of development from that referenced in the application form, I note that the appellant also uses this on the appeal submission. I have adopted a version of the revised description of development omitting reference to the proposal being retrospective.
Section 04
Main Issue
The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
Section 05
Reasons
The appeal site is a detached two storey property within a predominantly residential area, which has an open plan appearance. I understand that permitted development rights have been removed restricting the installation of boundary enclosures.
The appeal site sits at the head of a cul-de-sac, with the fence located along the shared front boundary with the neighbouring property No. 23 St. [address]. The fence is a simple black thin metal railing. Due to the design, scale and location the fence does not restrict views and does not result in the diminishment of the open plan characteristics of the area.
With regard to the potential precedent for similar proposals, should the proposed development be allowed. Each development must be considered on its individual merits, and I have reached my conclusion based on the individual merit of the
Section 06
appeal proposal.
I find that the development does not harm the character and appearance of the area. There is no conflict with Policy SD8 of the [site address] Borough Council Local Plan (2019) which seeks amongst other things to ensure developments are of high-quality design having regard to the local context.
There is also no conflict with the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) which seeks to ensure developments are of good design appropriate and sympathetic to their surroundings.
Section 07
Conclusion
For the above reasons I conclude that this appeal should be allowed.
Conditions relating to standard time limit for commencement of development, plans to be adhered to and materials to be used are not relevant or necessary as the development is complete.
Planning inspector and document dates
The official casework attribution is grouped under a one-way keyed hash and shown only by its local identifier. Decision-letter dates and page references are extracted by fixed first-page rules and checked against that authoritative record.
Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 126No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 26 August 2025Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 8 August 2025 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3366240
- Application reference
- 24/2143/RET
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Planning authority code
- E06000004
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Other minor 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
- 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
- Allowed
- Decision category
- Allowed
- Received date
- 21 May 2025
- Valid date
- 28 May 2025
- Start date
- 5 June 2025
- Planning authority decision date
- 5 March 2025
- Appeal decision date
- 26 August 2025
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
- 75275
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:25
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:28
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:25
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21