Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Burger King, Bristol Road, Gloucester, GL2 5DH
Planning appeal 3281176 at Land Adjacent to Burger King, Bristol Road, Gloucester, GL2 5DH (Gloucester City Council) was dismissed on 2 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.
one LED illuminated digital poster display panel
- Authority
- Gloucester City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- GL2 5DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the advertisement on the visual amenity of the area
What decided it
The proposed LED illuminated advertisement would be a discordant feature that would harm the visual amenity of the area by appearing overbearing and out of keeping with the transition zone between urban and greener fringe character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SD4
- 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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