Planning appeal decision
Unit 4 Regency Wharf, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2DS
Planning appeal 3278410 at Unit 4 Regency Wharf, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2DS (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 20 December 2021 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the advertisement on the visual amenity of the area.
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- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- B1 2DS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the advertisement on the visual amenity of the area
What decided it
The excessively large sign would overwhelm the building's elevation at street level and appear incongruous and out of keeping with the character of the prominent location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development PlanParagraph 3.14D of the Birmingham Unitary Development PlanPolicy DM7 of the publication version of the emerging Birmingham Plan (2019)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 136
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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