Planning appeal decision
3 Db House, Rani Drive, Nottingham, NG5 1RF
Planning appeal 3286724 at 3 Db House, Rani Drive, Nottingham, NG5 1RF (Nottingham City Council) was dismissed on 3 March 2022 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on the visual amenity of the area.
the installation of freestanding 48-sheet D-Poster display with ancillary vertical meadow. Illumination to comply with Institute of Lighting Professionals' PLG05. Frequency of images to be no greater than once every ten seconds. No moving images, video or flashing lights to be displayed
- Authority
- Nottingham City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bayliss G
- Postcode
- NG5 1RF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisement on the visual amenity of the area
What decided it
The size, scale and prominent position of the digital poster within an existing landscaped area would result in a dominant, visually incongruous and overbearing feature that would have a detrimental effect on the visual amenity of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE5 of the Nottingham City Local Plan Part 2 (2020)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 136
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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