Planning appeal decision
Wren Kitchens , Unit 6, Cribbs Causeway Retail Park, Lysander Road, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS34 5UD
Planning appeal 3281969 at Wren Kitchens , Unit 6, Cribbs Causeway Retail Park, Lysander Road, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS34 5UD (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 27 January 2022 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed advertisements on the amenity of the area.
3 no internally illuminated SMD LED Digital Display at Wren Kitchens, Unit 6, Cribbs Causeway Retail park, Lysander Road, Patchway, Bristol BS34 5UD
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
- Postcode
- BS34 5UL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed advertisements on the amenity of the area
What decided it
The proposed signage would harm visual amenity by creating visual clutter and appearing excessive and unduly dominant within the retail park, conflicting with policies requiring enhancement of character and amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1 of the South Gloucestershire Local Plan Core Strategy 2013Policy PSP1 of the Policies Sites and Places Plan 2017
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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