Planning appeal decision
Goals Soccer Centre, Tangier Road, Portsmouth, PO3 6QA
Planning appeal 3296047 at Goals Soccer Centre, Tangier Road, Portsmouth, PO3 6QA (Portsmouth City Council) was dismissed on 27 July 2022 by Inspector Roberts G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the freestanding digital sign on amenity.
display of freestanding internally illuminated 48 sheet (6m x 3m) digital poster display with integral wildflower vertical green wall below, to be sited facing northbound traffic on Eastern Road
- Authority
- Portsmouth City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Roberts G
- Postcode
- PO3 6QA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the freestanding digital sign on amenity
What decided it
The proposed sign's scale, height, illumination and location would result in an adverse effect on visual amenity and be discordant and inappropriate in the context of the surrounding area's important scenic features.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- PCS13PCS23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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
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