Planning appeal decision
Former Woodhouse Public House, 143 - 145 Derby Road, Liverpool, L20 8LP
Planning appeal 3278975 at Former Woodhouse Public House, 143 - 145 Derby Road, Liverpool, L20 8LP (Liverpool City Council) was allowed on 28 September 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on amenity.
an internally illuminated 48 sheet D-poster display
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- L20 8LP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisement on amenity
What decided it
The advertisement display would not cause harm to local amenity given its appropriate scale, siting within a commercial and industrial context with existing large-scale signage, and consistency with development plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HD25 of the Liverpool City Council Unitary Development Plan [2002]Policy UD9 of the Liverpool Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 136Paragraph 56
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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