THE DEVELOPMENT OFF EAGRY now known as EAGRY GARDENS
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 ENFORCEMENT - Rear fences (updated October 2006)19.00-10/23/06
ENFORCEMENT ISSUES
Exterior finishes
Fence beside Rill
Detached house style
Allowed to build on flood plain
Incorrect ground levels
One arch not two
Trees on the wayleave
Wrong semi built
Temp site entrance
Back fences
One house -many faults
Points to ponder

 

 

 

Now this was not an official complaint but when writing to Planning about the external finish of these houses I included this photo (below)

Backs facing onto Straid Road

And my lettter included the following closing sentence...

This photo was taken from the Straid Road (one of the tourist routes to Ballycastle) showing some of the backs of these dwellings. Incidentally I need hardly point out the two metre high fencing!
Well the Enforcement Department of Coleraine Planning Service (no doubt always willing to please) took this to be an official complaint and replied as follows...
Following an investigation of your complaint I can confirm that the above (Alleged u/a 2 m high fence) is considered to be permitted development under Article 41 of the Planning (General development Order)(Northern Ireland)(1993)
How interesting. I had guessed the fencing was allowed but now wondered what that quoted document had to say about it. So I bought a copy from The Stationery Office. and read the booklet from cover to cover. Nope- no Article 41. It only went up to Article 23! I even rang the TSO and they looked at their own copy and confirmed I had all the pages. So when writing to the Divisional Planning Manager on another topic I mentioned this confusion. She replied...
I apologise for the error and confusion caused; the letter should have referred to The Planning (General Development Order)( Northern Ireland) 1993 Schedule 1, Part2, Class A - permitted development.
So no Article 41 at all then. That was a waste of six quid. Now I am not suggesting this is deliberate, but I do occasionally have a sneaking wonder if people in some walks of life, not necessarily Planning, give you vauge answers in the hope that you will be satisfied and go away. It's just a thought.
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