Planning appeal decision
Land at Block A, Oyster Park, Greenstead Road, Colchester, CO1 2SJ
Planning appeal 3270360 at Land at Block A, Oyster Park, Greenstead Road, Colchester, CO1 2SJ (Colchester Borough Council) was allowed on 21 September 2021 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the signs on the visual amenity of the area.
new single illuminated 48-sheet digital advertisement display (6m x 3m)
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pannell G
- Postcode
- CO1 2SJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the signs on the visual amenity of the area
What decided it
The proposed advertisement would not stand out as incongruous, over-dominant or unduly prominent in relation to the streetscene and would not cause visual intrusion to residential properties due to its orientation, separation distance and the intervening road.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP1 of the Colchester Borough Council Local Development Framework Development Policies 2010Policy UR2 of the Colchester Borough Council Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2008
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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