Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Fairmile Road , Christchurch , Bournemouth, BH23 2LJ
Planning appeal 3267610 at Land Adjacent Fairmile Road , Christchurch , Bournemouth, BH23 2LJ (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 5 July 2021 by Inspector Miell C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisements on amenity.
a free-standing advertising display comprising one 48 sheet panel and one 16 sheet panel
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Miell C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisements on amenity
What decided it
The proposed advertisements would be an unduly prominent and visually intrusive feature that would harm visual amenity and add further visual clutter to the street scene.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE2 of the Christchurch and East Dorset Local Plan: Part 1 – Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 132
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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