Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent 277 London Road, Preston, PR2 5AN
Planning appeal 3282509 at Land Adjacent 277 London Road, Preston, PR2 5AN (Preston City Council) was dismissed on 18 February 2022 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on amenity.
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- Authority
- Preston City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Manchester S
- Postcode
- PR1 4AP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisement on amenity
What decided it
The proposed advertisement would harm the character and appearance of the area and be detrimental to amenity through its prominent, elevated siting, large size, and visually obtrusive contemporary design that would be discordant with the verdant woodland landscape setting.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN9Policy GB1
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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