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Dismissed8 March 20233302278

Lipson Vale, Railway Embankment , Plymouth , PL4 7HY

Planning appeal 3302278 at Lipson Vale, Railway Embankment , Plymouth , PL4 7HY (Plymouth City Council) was dismissed on 8 March 2023 by Inspector Griffiths P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the advertisement display proposed on amenity.

the replacement of 4 no. 48 sheet advertisement billboards with 1 no. 48 sheet digital LED advertisement display

Authority
Plymouth City Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Griffiths P
Postcode
PL4 7HY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The impact of the advertisement display proposed on amenity

What decided it

The replacement of four static billboards with a single digital display would declutter the railway embankment and improve the overall street-scene amenity despite the increased height and illumination of the new display.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 136

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