Planning appeal decision
Selco Builders Warehouse, Marsh Barton Road, Exeter, EX2 8YX
Planning appeal 3302666 at Selco Builders Warehouse, Marsh Barton Road, Exeter, EX2 8YX (Exeter City Council) was allowed on 10 November 2022 by Inspector Dickson R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisements on visual amenity.
for consent to display 4no. non illuminated fascia signs around top perimeter of building
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dickson R
- Postcode
- EX2 8YX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisements on visual amenity
What decided it
The proposed advertisements would not harm visual amenity and would be proportionate to the building's scale and consistent with the commercial character of the trading estate.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Objective 9 of the Exeter Local Development Framework Core Strategy (2021)Policy DG8 of the Exeter Local Plan First Review (2005)Core Strategy Policy CP17Local Plan Policies DG1(f)Local Plan Policies DG1(h)
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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