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Dismissed19 July 20213268839

Elim Pentecostal Church, Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 3DJ

Planning appeal 3268839 at Elim Pentecostal Church, Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 3DJ (Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 July 2021 by Inspector Brooker M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area.

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Authority
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Brooker M
Postcode
BB2 3DJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area
  • public safety

What decided it

The advertisement's significant size and scale at a prominent busy junction would harm both amenity and public safety, and the financial benefits to the church did not outweigh this harm.

the financial benefits to the church and community projects were outweighed by the harm to amenity and public safety

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