Planning appeal decision
Footpath Adjacent to Former Fifth Avenue Night Club, Laxton Square, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1ST
Planning appeal 3294284 at Footpath Adjacent to Former Fifth Avenue Night Club, Laxton Square, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1ST (Peterborough City Council) was dismissed on 9 December 2022 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisements on the amenity of the area.
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- Authority
- Peterborough City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Harding C
- Postcode
- PE1 1ST
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisements on the amenity of the area
What decided it
The proposed digital advertisements would be incongruous and distracting in a prominent location within historic surroundings, causing harm to the amenity of the area that cannot be justified.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP16Policy LP19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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.
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