Planning appeal decision
Fylde Coast Radio Studios, Starr Gate, Blackpool, FY4 1RU
Planning appeal 3286103 at Fylde Coast Radio Studios, Starr Gate, Blackpool, FY4 1RU (Blackpool Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 March 2022 by Inspector McGurk N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the advertisement on visual amenity.
48-sheet sized digital LED advertising unit
- Authority
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- McGurk N
- Postcode
- FY4 1RU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the advertisement on visual amenity
What decided it
The scale, height and prominent location of the proposed advertisement would present a visually intrusive, unduly dominant feature that is incongruous with the area's character of openness and spaciousness and would be detrimental to visual amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy Policy CS7Local Plan Policy LQ1Local Plan Policy LQ13
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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