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Notice Quashed21 June 20223291691

Land at the Junction of Mile End Road and North Station Roundabout, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5BT

Planning appeal 3291691 at Land at the Junction of Mile End Road and North Station Roundabout, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5BT (Colchester Borough Council) was decided (notice quashed) on 21 June 2022 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the advertisement causes a substantial injury to the amenity of the locality.

Display of 2 x free-standing non-illuminated 48 sheet static panels each measuring 6.2 m wide x 3.1 m high above a plinth of 1.2 m

Authority
Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type
other · Advert Discontinuance
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Reed D
Postcode
CO4 5BT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the advertisement causes a substantial injury to the amenity of the locality

What decided it

In the large-scale, transport-dominated urban context with other prominent displays nearby, the two non-illuminated 48 sheet advertisement panels do not cause substantial injury to the amenity of the locality.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy UR2 of the Core StrategyPolicy DP1 of the Development PoliciesPolicy SA TC1 of the Site Allocations document

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