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Dismissed24 June 20213270970

Street Record, Baynes Drive, Dishforth, North Yorkshire, Y07 3GA

Planning appeal 3270970 at Street Record, Baynes Drive, Dishforth, North Yorkshire, Y07 3GA (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 24 June 2021 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the advertisement signs on the visual amenity of the area.

2 No. freestanding non-illuminated advertisement signs

Authority
Harrogate Borough Council *
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Wilkinson F

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the advertisement signs on the visual amenity of the area
  • the effect of the advertisement signs on public safety relating to road users

What decided it

The advertisement signs are significantly detrimental to visual amenity in an open agricultural landscape and present a significant risk to highway safety at a roundabout where driver concentration is critical.

the potential benefits of signage to the appellant were outweighed by significant detriment to amenity and significant risk to public safety

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HP3Policy NE4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 132

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