Planning appeal decision
Pavement Outside , 14 Bargate Street, Southampton, SO14 2DA
Planning appeal 3299729 at Pavement Outside , 14 Bargate Street, Southampton, SO14 2DA (Southampton City Council) was dismissed on 25 July 2023 by Inspector Underwood G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect the development would have on the character and appearance of the area, including the significance of the grade I listed and scheduled Bar Gate and Guild Hall and the Old Town Conservation Area.
an open access Communications Hub
- Authority
- Southampton City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Underwood G
- Postcode
- SO14 2DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect the development would have on the character and appearance of the area, including the significance of the grade I listed and scheduled Bar Gate and Guild Hall and the Old Town Conservation Area
What decided it
The siting, size, design and illumination of the proposed Communications Hub and advertisement would harm the character and appearance of the area and visual amenity by creating a cluttered and intrusive element in the streetscape, contrary to development plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy Policy CS 13City Centre Action Plan Policy AP 16Policy SDP 24Local Plan Policy SDP 7Core Strategy Policy CS 14Local Plan Policies HE1Local Plan Policies HE3
- 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.
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