Hi,
New to the forum, comments or thoughts welcomed.
We erected a close board fence to the side of our property 4 weeks ago. Yesterday we received an enforcement letter claiming we were in breach of planning as the fence is adjacent to a highway.
I have requested Wiltshire Council provide guidance of what is defined as ‘adjacent’. I would suggest the fence in no way abuts or indeed is adjacent to the highway.
The land fronting the fence is not defined as highway and as such is private land, for which a neighbour and I maintain (grass cuts etc)
At it widest the fence is set back 6.7m from the highway, with the narrowest point being 4.7m back from the highway. No footway is present.
The Close is defined as an unclassified road, with low traffic movements and vehicles invariably travelling at low speed. No visibility splays are affected by the erection of the fence.
Wiltshire Councils literature on the subject states the fence should not be ‘Next to’ the highway. Next to is defined as ‘in or into a position immediately to one side of; beside’ – on this basis I do not believe the fence is as suggested in the literature next to the highway. It has a private parcel of land in excess of 50msq fronting the fence prior to the commencement of the highway boundary.
Thanks in advance
Nick
New to the forum, comments or thoughts welcomed.
We erected a close board fence to the side of our property 4 weeks ago. Yesterday we received an enforcement letter claiming we were in breach of planning as the fence is adjacent to a highway.
I have requested Wiltshire Council provide guidance of what is defined as ‘adjacent’. I would suggest the fence in no way abuts or indeed is adjacent to the highway.
The land fronting the fence is not defined as highway and as such is private land, for which a neighbour and I maintain (grass cuts etc)
At it widest the fence is set back 6.7m from the highway, with the narrowest point being 4.7m back from the highway. No footway is present.
The Close is defined as an unclassified road, with low traffic movements and vehicles invariably travelling at low speed. No visibility splays are affected by the erection of the fence.
Wiltshire Councils literature on the subject states the fence should not be ‘Next to’ the highway. Next to is defined as ‘in or into a position immediately to one side of; beside’ – on this basis I do not believe the fence is as suggested in the literature next to the highway. It has a private parcel of land in excess of 50msq fronting the fence prior to the commencement of the highway boundary.
Thanks in advance
Nick
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