Appeal 6001026
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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
a retrospective application for fence.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Preliminary Matters
I observed on my site visit that the development has been completed in accordance with the approved plans. I have therefore determined the appeal on the basis that retrospective permission is sought for the development which has already been implemented.
Section 04
Main Issue
The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.
Section 05
Reasons
The dwelling that forms the appeal site is situated at the end of a residential cul-de-sac. The development, which comprises a fence and two gates, has been erected between an existing garage block and the dwelling in order to enclose the appellant’s front garden area.
Given the relatively tight knit nature of the urban grain in this area, the cul-de-sac generally feels fairly cramped and enclosed, particularly as a result of the garages and walls on the northern side of the street. The open nature of front gardens on the southern side therefore provides some visual relief and feeling of spaciousness. The fence at No. 7 has completely removed views of the front garden area and has made the immediate surroundings feel more cramped, oppressive and less verdant.
Therefore, while fences are clearly common in the area, this particular development has undoubtably resulted in harm to the character and appearance of the street scene. The fact that the fence bisects the front of the dwelling also means that it appears as an incongruous and poorly designed feature which adds to the harm. Being at the end of the cul-de-sac, the fence is also highly noticeable as soon as one turns into the street. As such, the identified harm is readily apparent.
I therefore find that the development conflicts with Policy ENV3 of the Local Plan 2016-2036 Part 1: Planning Strategy, adopted July 2020. The relevant aspects of this policy seek to ensure that new development is well designed and that it preserves character and appearance.
Section 06
Other Matters
The appellant has suggested that the fence is required to prevent trespassers from accessing their garden area. However, there is no substantive evidence before me in this regard, and it is not a matter to which I afford more than very limited weight. Furthermore, I acknowledge that the fence provides the appellant with greater privacy. However, this is a private benefit and also attracts very little weight. As such, the harm in this instance clearly outweighs the benefits of the scheme.
Section 07
Conclusion
The proposed development would result in harm to character and appearance and would therefore conflict with the development plan when considered as a whole. There are no material considerations, either individually or in combination, that outweigh the identified harm and associated development plan conflict. The appeal is therefore dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 4753No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 10 December 2025Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 27 November 2025 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 6001026
- Application reference
- 25/10426
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- New Forest District Council
- Planning authority code
- E07000091
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
- Not recorded
- Appeal reason
- refused
- Type detail
- Householder
- Jurisdiction
- No Jurisdiction Associated
- Link status
- Not recorded
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- 0 hectares
- Floor space
- 190 m²
- Number of residences
- Not recorded
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- Not recorded
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Yes
- 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
- 10 October 2025
- Valid date
- 10 October 2025
- Start date
- 22 October 2025
- Planning authority decision date
- 8 August 2025
- Appeal decision date
- 10 December 2025
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- Not recorded
- Bespoke
- Not recorded
- 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
- Back Office
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 81239
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:25
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:29
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:25
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21