Issue - meetings
Meeting: 02/09/2025 - Planning Committee (Item 38)
PDF 453 KBInstall 2m high fencing in rear garden.
Minutes:
Members were told that the proposal sought planning permission to erect 2-metre-high close boarded fencing along the rear and side boundaries of 22 Victoria Crescent, Lawford. Planning permission was required as the fence exceeded 1 metre in height and would be sited adjacent to a highway, and the item was before the Planning Committee as Tendring District Council was the landowner.
Officers made Members aware that the proposed works would not result in significant visual harm occurring to the character and appearance of the area, nor would it pose detrimental harm to existing neighbouring amenities.
The Committee had before it the published Officer report containing the key planning issues, relevant planning policies, planning history, any response from consultees, written representations received and a recommendation of approval.
At the meeting, an oral presentation was made by the Council’s Head of Planning and Building Control (JP-G) in respect of the application.
There were no updates circulated to Members on this occasion.
There were no speakers on this occasion.
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Matters raised by Members of the Committee:- |
Officer’s response thereto:- |
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All the houses around the back have got chained fencing, were there any rules that it had to be that high and that type of fencing? |
All of the new fencing is set behind the chained fencing, it is land owned by the Council and it is being asked to be behind the chain linked fencing. |
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In terms of ingress-to-ingress for vehicles, does the gate open to the outside or inside of the property? |
The proposal is only for the rear access. The proposal does not include anything for the front of the property where the gate is. |
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So, there will be a gap in the fence? |
Not along the front. |
It was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Wiggins and unanimously:-
RESOLVED that:-
1) the Head of Planning and Building Control be authorised to grant planning permission subject to the conditions as stated at paragraph 10.2 in the Officer report (A.3), or varied as is necessary to ensure the wording is enforceable, precise, and reasonable in all other respects, including appropriate updates, so long as the principle of the conditions as referenced is retained; and
2) the sending of any informative notes to the applicant as may be deemed necessary.