Planning appeal decision
Greenstead Road, Colchester, C01 2SQ
Planning appeal 3280208 at Greenstead Road, Colchester, C01 2SQ (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 March 2022 by Inspector Jolly J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement display on the visual amenity of the area and the neighbouring occupiers.
for the upgrade of one existing 48-sheet advertisement billboard to a digital display and the removal of two other billboards
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jolly J
- Postcode
- C01 2SQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisement display on the visual amenity of the area and the neighbouring occupiers
What decided it
The proposed digital billboard would harm visual and residential amenity through its prominence, illumination, and changing images, conflicting with local plan policies and NPPF guidance on advertisement control.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP1Policy UR2
- 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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