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Dismissed4 November 20223298465

Land at Festival Leisure Park, North Side of Rigby Road (Facing Seasiders Way), (Facing Seasiders Way), Blackpool, FY1 5EP

Planning appeal 3298465 at Land at Festival Leisure Park, North Side of Rigby Road (Facing Seasiders Way), (Facing Seasiders Way), Blackpool, FY1 5EP (Blackpool Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 November 2022 by Inspector Hockenhull H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the visual amenity of the surrounding area, including the setting of the Grade I listed Blackpool Tower.

the display of 2 freestanding 3m x 6m internally illuminated LED digital advertisement boards

Authority
Blackpool Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hockenhull H
Postcode
FY1 5EP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the visual amenity of the surrounding area, including the setting of the Grade I listed Blackpool Tower

What decided it

The harm to visual amenity and the setting of the Grade I listed Blackpool Tower, caused by the prominence of the illuminated display boards breaking the skyline and competing with the Tower in strategic views, outweighed the claimed benefits of additional advertising signage.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS22Policy CS7Policy CS8Policy LQ1Policy LQ7Policy LQ9Policy LQ13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 196

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