A Garden Wall Worth Appealing for ; Ross Clark Answers Readers' Queries

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I live on a corner site with an open front garden and want to build a wall to enclose some of my garden. The council refused permission on the grounds that enclosing our garden would detract from the entrance to the development. If I reapplied, would it automatically be rejected? And if so, would I have the right to appeal?

Householders who have had planning applications rejected have 12 weeks from the date of the decision in which to launch an appeal with the Planning Inspectorate. Given that you have not yet appealed over this project, there is no reason why the inspectorate should dismiss your appeal out of hand. But it would be a good idea if, rather than submitting an almost identical application to the one that has been refused, you redesign the scheme to make some concession. Can you make the wall less high, improve its aesthetics or place the wall a little further back from the road?

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A Garden Wall Worth Appealing for ; Ross Clark Answers Readers' Queries

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