Planning appeal decision
Railway Embankment Land, Adjacent to Pershore Road South, South of Kings Norton Fire Station, Birmingham, B30 3EH
Planning appeal 3301578 at Railway Embankment Land, Adjacent to Pershore Road South, South of Kings Norton Fire Station, Birmingham, B30 3EH (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 23 February 2023 by Inspector Dean S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on amenity.
the “replacement of 1no. externally illuminated 48 sheet advertisement billboard with 1no. 48 sheet digital LED advertisement display
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dean S
- Postcode
- B30 3EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on amenity
What decided it
The proposal is a replacement of an existing advertisement in a commercial area with tightly controlled illumination, which would not have a fundamentally different effect on amenity or harm to the setting of nearby heritage assets.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy TP12
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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