Planning appeal decision
Ranelagh Filling Station, London Road, Ipswich, IP2 0DX
Planning appeal 3287061 at Ranelagh Filling Station, London Road, Ipswich, IP2 0DX (Ipswich Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 January 2022 by Inspector Webb M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on the visual amenity of the area.
the installation of 1 x 48 sheet freestanding digital advertising display unit, measuring 3.4m high x 6.4m wide
- Authority
- Ipswich Borough Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Webb M
- Postcode
- IP2 0DX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisement on the visual amenity of the area
What decided it
The scale, prominence and proximity of the proposed digital display to existing signage would cause unacceptable harm to the visual amenity of the surrounding area by introducing visual clutter and disrupting the visual break provided by greenery and river.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM5
- 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Ipswich
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Allowed29 January 20266000870Pavement Opp 1-7 Old Cattle Market,, Ipswich,, IP4 1AY
- Allowed29 January 20263373987Pavement Opp 1-7 Old Cattle Market,, Ipswich
- Allowed21 January 20253349049233 Foxhall Road, Ipswich, IP3 8LF
- Dismissed18 September 20233318938Land Adjacent to The Railway Public House, Foxhall Road, Ipswich, IP3 8LG
- Allowed27 July 20233316835California Social Club, 191-199 Foxhall Road, Ipswich, IP3 8LB
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.
®