®Planning appeal decision
Pavement Outside 156-160 High Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1EN
Planning appeal 3289397 at Pavement Outside 156-160 High Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1EN (Cheltenham Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 June 2022 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Cheltenham Central Conservation Area and whether the setting of a nearby listed building would be preserved (Appeal A).
described as, “Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 75" LCD advert screens plus the removal of associated BT kiosk(s)”
- Authority
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- advert · Advertisement Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
- Postcode
- GL50 1EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Cheltenham Central Conservation Area and whether the setting of a nearby listed building would be preserved (Appeal A)
- The effect of the proposed advertisements on amenity, including the Cheltenham Central Conservation Area and the setting of a nearby listed building (Appeal B)
What decided it
The visual harm caused by the large illuminated LCD screens and imposing design of the Street Hub to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of the listed building was not outweighed by the public benefits offered by the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1 of the Cheltenham Plan (adopted 2020)Policy SD4 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2011 – 2031 (adopted 2017)Policy SD8 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2011 – 2031 (adopted 2017)Policy HE3 of the Cheltenham Plan (adopted 2020)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 114Paragraph 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 Cheltenham Borough Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Allowed4 March 20263373045Bouncers Lane, Prestbury , Cheltenham , GL52 5JF
- Dismissed16 June 20233298818Pavement O/S House of Tweed, , 195 High Street, , Cheltenham , GL50 1DE
- Dismissed4 April 20233298823Pavement on Winchcombe Street, , Side of Hays Travel 159 High Street, , Cheltenham , GL50 1DF
- Dismissed29 November 20223299714Pavement Outside Sew M-Design, 253 Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 8NW
- Dismissed29 November 20223299712Pavement Outside Sew M-Design, 253 Gloucester Road , Cheltenham, GL51 8NW
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.