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Allowed8 September 20223283366

McDonalds Restaurants Ltd, Monkswood Retail Park, Elder Way, Stevenage, SG1 1TL

Planning appeal 3283366 at McDonalds Restaurants Ltd, Monkswood Retail Park, Elder Way, Stevenage, SG1 1TL (Stevenage Borough Council) was allowed on 8 September 2022 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed sign on the amenity of the area.

1no. internally illuminated totem sign

Authority
Stevenage Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Cowley R
Postcode
SG1 1TL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed sign on the amenity of the area

What decided it

The proposed sign would not cause harm to the amenity of the area when viewed from all directions and would be appropriately screened by existing hedgerow, particularly from the south.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GD1Policy SP8

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