Planning appeal decision
85 Chesterfield Road, Sheffield, S8 0RN
Planning appeal 3282686 at 85 Chesterfield Road, Sheffield, S8 0RN (Sheffield City Council) was dismissed on 1 March 2022 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on the amenity of the area.
update of historic advertising site to a digital advertising display: Gable at 85 (A61) Chesterfield Road, Sheffield, S8 0RN
- Authority
- Sheffield City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
- Postcode
- S8 0RN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisement on the amenity of the area
What decided it
The proposed digital advertisement display would introduce a visually prominent and obtrusive feature causing significant harm to both the visual amenity of the local area and the living conditions of occupiers of adjacent properties through light pollution.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE13Policy H14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 136Paragraph 130
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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