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Dismissed14 October 20223287089

Footpath To The West Side Of Station Road (Adjacent To St Margarets Church), HA8, London, HA8 7HE

Planning appeal 3287089 at Footpath To The West Side Of Station Road (Adjacent To St Margarets Church), HA8, London, HA8 7HE (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 14 October 2022 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisements on the visual amenity of the area, with particular regard to the effect on the setting of the adjacent listed buildings.

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Authority
London Borough of Barnet
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
HA8 7HE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed advertisements on the visual amenity of the area, with particular regard to the effect on the setting of the adjacent listed buildings

What decided it

The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to visual amenity and to the setting of the adjacent Grade II listed St Margaret's Church due to the prominence and illumination of the digital advertisements in a location with minimal street furniture and adjacent to a sensitive heritage asset.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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