Planning appeal decision
The Village Indian Takeaway, 3 St Johns Road, St Johns, Woking, Surrey, GU21 7SE
Planning appeal 3298657 at The Village Indian Takeaway, 3 St Johns Road, St Johns, Woking, Surrey, GU21 7SE (Woking Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 February 2023 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the Council's decision to refuse the LDC was well founded.
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- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Harwood A
- Postcode
- GU21 7SE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the Council's decision to refuse the LDC was well founded
What decided it
The installation of illumination to the advertisement within the 10-year period preceding the application constituted a material alteration in the manner of display, disqualifying it from Class 13 deemed consent and breaching the prohibition on illumination.
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