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Dismissed9 December 20223284772

169-170 High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1HU

Planning appeal 3284772 at 169-170 High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1HU (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 9 December 2022 by Inspector Bell-Williamson J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the North Lowestoft Conservation Area.

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Authority
East Suffolk
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Bell-Williamson J
Postcode
NR32 1HU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the North Lowestoft Conservation Area

What decided it

The signs' poor positioning overlapping the corbel and obscuring architectural brickwork details, combined with their incongruous appearance in a context of minimal signage, fails to preserve the conservation area's character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy WLP8.39
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 199Paragraph 203

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