179 Battersea Park Road, Battersea, London, SW8 4LR

Planning appeal 3292495 at 179 Battersea Park Road, Battersea, London, SW8 4LR (London Borough of Wandsworth) was dismissed on 10 May 2022 by Inspector Dickson R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity, with particular regard to character and appearance of the Parktown Estate Conservation Area and the setting of nearby listed buildings.

a temporary printed decorative scaffold shroud screen advertisement comprising a 1:1 image of the building facade with an inset advertising area measuring 5 metres x 5 metres

Authority: London Borough of Wandsworth
Appeal type: commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Dickson R
Postcode: SW8 4LR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity, with particular regard to character and appearance of the Parktown Estate Conservation Area and the setting of nearby listed buildings
The effect of the proposed advertisement on public safety

What decided it

The size and prominent position of the commercial advertising area would cause both unacceptable harm to the visual amenity of a sensitive heritage context and significant potential for conflict and harm to highway safety at a complex junction.

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Development plan policies: DMS1DMS2DMS8

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