Planning appeal decision
5 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8AA
Planning appeal 3285655 at 5 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8AA (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 9 February 2022 by Inspector Long M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed display on the visual amenity of the area.
one LED digital advertisement
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Long M
- Postcode
- E2 8AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed display on the visual amenity of the area
What decided it
The proposed digital display would introduce an unsympathetic form of advertising that would appear overly prominent within the Kingsland Road streetscene and harm the visual amenity of the conservation area, contrary to development plan policies and the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP7Policy LP1Policy LP3Policy HC1
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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