Planning appeal decision
Approved Coffee Shop With Drive-Thru Facility, Rosebird Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 8LU
Planning appeal 3282329 at Approved Coffee Shop With Drive-Thru Facility, Rosebird Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 8LU (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 2 March 2022 by Inspector Walmsley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the signs on the visual amenity of the area.
x1 height barrier, x2 key seller sign, x1 triple menu sign, x1 banner frame, x1 10m pole sign, x1 waiting bay sign, x1 parking sign, x1 no entry sign, x1 ‘Drive Carefully’ sign, x1 pick me up letters, x1 ‘Great Coffee Starts Here’ letters on bin store, and x3 building signs
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- advert · Advertisement Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Walmsley R
- Postcode
- CV37 8LU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the signs on the visual amenity of the area
What decided it
The cumulative visual effect of the proposed signs would be detrimental to the visual amenity and character of the retail park, contrary to Policy CS.9 and NPPF paragraph 136.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS.9 of the Core Strategy (2016)Part H3 of the Development Requirements SPD (2020)
- 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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