Planning appeal decision
Percy House, Percy Street, Newcastle U Tyne, NE1 4PW
Planning appeal 3273826 at Percy House, Percy Street, Newcastle U Tyne, NE1 4PW (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was dismissed on 7 July 2021 by Inspector Witherley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the visual amenity of the area.
A temporary illuminated scaffold mounted shroud with commercial banner adverts for 10 months during building redevelopment
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Witherley S
- Postcode
- NE1 4PW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the visual amenity of the area
What decided it
The proposal's scale, prominence and illumination would cause significant harm to the visual amenity of the area and to the setting and significance of nearby listed buildings and conservation areas, which cannot be mitigated by conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS15Policy UC12Policy DM20Policy DM21Policy DM22
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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