Wyre Borough Council appeal evidence
Refused over character and appearance in Wyre?
Learn how selected Wyre appeals described character harm and no-harm conclusions in allowed examples.
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- Matched locally
- 26 of 32
- eligible decision families
- Allowed
- 6
- matched appeal records
- Dismissed
- 20
- matched appeal records
- Householder
- 21
- of 26 matched records
AI-assisted. Cited sources and wording were checked before publication. Based on 5 source-linked examples shown below. Review method and limits.
Planning Data area point: Wyre LPA (53.902932, −2.853874). This is the published representative point for the authority boundary, not a town hall, camera position or appeal site.
Wyre Borough Council appeal findings
Wyre character and appearance conclusions
The selected examples have a different outcome mix from the matched local set, and their extracts give conclusions rather than the design analysis behind them.
Counted against appeals
Character harm in dismissed examples
Boundary treatment harmed character
For the boundary wall, fence and gate proposal, the Inspector concluded it would harm the area’s character and appearance.
Side extension harmed character
For the side extension, the Inspector concluded it would cause unacceptable harm to the area’s character and appearance.
Garage decision mentioned countryside
The Inspector found the detached garage harmful to the surrounding area’s character and appearance. The extract also refers to the countryside’s open character.
Helped or needed
No character harm in allowed examples
Driveway gate caused no harm
The Inspector concluded the retrospective sliding driveway gate did not harm the property or surrounding area’s character and appearance.
Extension did not erode integrity
The Inspector concluded the single-storey rear extension would not harm character and appearance or erode architectural or historic integrity.
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- Does the refusal identify character or appearance harm?
- Does it identify a change to the street or open countryside?
- Does it say an extension harms the original property’s integrity?
The Wyre examples cover different types of work, and their quoted reasoning does not show the earlier design assessment. These decisions do not predict another result.
Appeal evidence examples
Compare allowed and dismissed appeal reasoning
Each example separates the development, the Inspector-stated issue that selected it, and the reasoning from the decision. Compare the facts as well as the outcome: these examples do not predict how a different proposal would be decided.
Allowed appeal examples
2 examples
20 January 2026 · Allowed
Development described in the decision
described on the application form as “retrospective application for erection of metal / composite sliding gate to front of driveway”.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the surrounding area.
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Reasoning from the decision
I conclude that the proposal does not cause harm to the character and appearance of the appeal property or the surrounding area. It therefore complies with Policy CDMP3 of the Wyre Local Plan (2011-2031) which seeks to ensure that development is designed to respect or enhance the character of the area.
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9 June 2022 · Allowed
Development described in the decision
single storey rear extension.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal property.
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Reasoning from the decision
Therefore, I conclude that the proposal would not harm the character and appearance of the appeal property nor would it erode architectural or historic integrity. It would not conflict with Policy CDMP3 of Wyre Council Local Plan (2011-2031) [name] 2019, including in relation to respecting the character of the area and making a positive contribution to an attractive and coherent townscape. It would accord with the aims of the Council’s Extending Your Home Supplementary Planning Document Design Note 1 which, among other things, requires that extensions appear subordinate and that they are sympathetic to the design and architecture of the original property. There would also be no conflict with the National Planning Policy Framework including in relation to development being visually attractive and sympathetic to the surrounding built environment and landscape setting.
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Dismissed appeal examples
3 examples
20 May 2024 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
described as ‘replacement of 1m high boundary wall and hedging above with 1.4m high gabion fence infilled with white pebbles along with rendered entrance piers and sliding gate (part retrospective)’.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
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Reasoning from the decision
I therefore conclude that the proposed development would be harmful to the character and appearance of the area. Consequently, it would conflict with Policy CDMP3 of the Wyre Local Plan (2011-2031) (incorporating partial update of 2022) adopted January 2023, which seeks, amongst other things, that development is of a high standard of design which respects or enhances the character of the area and makes a positive contribution to an attractive and coherent townscape. It would also be contrary to guidance set out in Chapter 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework that relates to well-designed places.
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28 April 2025 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
a part single and two storey side extension with internal changes.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issues in the appeal are the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
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Reasoning from the decision
I therefore conclude that the proposed development would result in unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area. As such it would be contrary to Policy CDMP3 of the Adopted Wyre Local Plan (2011-2031) which requires development to be designed to reflect the character of the area. It would also conflict with guidance contained in [name] 7 ([name]) of the SPD, details of which I have given above.
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11 August 2025 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
the building of a detached garage.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
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Reasoning from the decision
I therefore find that the appeal proposal would be harmful to the character and appearance of the surrounding area. It would conflict with Policies SP4 and CDMP3 of the Wyre Local Plan 2011-2031 (incorporating partial update of 2022) (2023), which seek, amongst other matters, to ensure that development is contextually appropriate and respects or enhances the character of the area, including the open character of the countryside. It would further conflict with guidance in the Council’s Extending your Home Supplementary Planning Document (2007), which includes advice that front extensions will only be permitted where they are not intrusive in the street scheme. It would also fail to accord with the general design objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
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