Planning appeal decision
Goals Soccer Centre, Green Street Green Road, Dartford, DA1 1QE
Planning appeal 3297234 at Goals Soccer Centre, Green Street Green Road, Dartford, DA1 1QE (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 November 2022 by Inspector Simpson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on amenity.
described on the application form as ‘Installation of freestanding illuminated 48-sheet D-Poster - illumination to comply with Institute of Lighting Professionals' PLG05 (see planning statement) - Frequency of images to be no greater than once every ten seconds - No moving images, video or flashing lights to be displayed
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Simpson L
- Postcode
- DA1 1QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on amenity
What decided it
The substantial scale of the freestanding advertisement would be incongruous and completely dominate the street scene, causing unacceptable harm to visual amenity that cannot be sufficiently mitigated by conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP2
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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