Planning appeal decision
20A - 22 West Street, Brighton, BN1 2RE
Planning appeal 3274103 at 20A - 22 West Street, Brighton, BN1 2RE (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 20 October 2021 by Inspector Webb B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on amenity.
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- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Webb B
- Postcode
- BN1 2RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisement on amenity
What decided it
The proposed advertisement would have an unacceptably adverse effect on amenity by appearing as a visually incongruous feature that would relate poorly to the existing streetscene character and would detract from the visual quality of the nearby listed church.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QD12Policy HE9
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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