Pavement Outside The Soho Coffee Co, Unit B, The Brewery Quarter, , High Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3HH

Planning appeal 3298563 at Pavement Outside The Soho Coffee Co, Unit B, The Brewery Quarter, , High Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3HH (Cheltenham Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 November 2022 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Cheltenham Central Conservation Area.

Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating no.2 digital 75" LCD advert screens, plus the removal of associated BT kiosk(s)

Authority: Cheltenham Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector: Sutton A
Postcode: GL50 3HH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Cheltenham Central Conservation Area

What decided it

The harmful visual effects of the tall, solid hub structure and digital advertisements would fail to preserve the character or appearance of the conservation area and the setting of the listed building, and the limited public benefits did not provide clear and convincing justification for this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy D1Policy HE3Policy SD4Policy SD8
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 136Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202

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