Bus Shelter on Pavement Outside Snow Hill Railway Station, 7 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 2BJ

Planning appeal 3270752 at Bus Shelter on Pavement Outside Snow Hill Railway Station, 7 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 2BJ (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 23 June 2021 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on the visual amenity of the area, with particular regard to whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed Great Western Arcade and the effect of the proposal upon the setting of the adjacent Colmore Row and Environs Conservation Area.

display of internally illuminated double sided digital advertising panel on bus shelter

Authority: Birmingham City Council
Appeal type: commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Sibley G
Postcode: B3 2BJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the advertisement on the visual amenity of the area, with particular regard to whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed Great Western Arcade and the effect of the proposal upon the setting of the adjacent Colmore Row and Environs Conservation Area

What decided it

The advertisement, when viewed in the context of the modern commercial development surrounding Snow Hill Station and existing illuminated signage in the area, would preserve the setting of the listed Great Western Arcade and would not harm the character or appearance of the adjacent conservation area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy TP12 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2031Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2031paragraph 3.14D of the Birmingham Unitary Development Plan

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