®Planning appeal decision
34 Church Street, Warrington, WA1 2SY
Planning appeal 3303150 at 34 Church Street, Warrington, WA1 2SY (Warrington Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 December 2022 by Inspector Worthington E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on the visual amenity of the area, having regard to the host building's status as a locally listed building, its location in the Church Street Conservation Area and the settings of nearby listed buildings.
the installation of a wall-mounted illuminated 48-sheet D-Poster display
- Authority
- Warrington Borough Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Worthington E
- Postcode
- WA1 2SY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisement on the visual amenity of the area, having regard to the host building's status as a locally listed building, its location in the Church Street Conservation Area and the settings of nearby listed buildings
What decided it
The proposed advertisement would appear obtrusive on the host building and would unacceptably detract from the historic townscape, diminish the contribution of the settings of nearby listed buildings to their significance, and cause harm to the significance of the conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QE6Policy QE7Policy QE8Policy TS8
- 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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