Planning appeal decision
Dainton Business Park, Yarm Road, Darlington, DL1 4JN
Planning appeal 3303365 at Dainton Business Park, Yarm Road, Darlington, DL1 4JN (Darlington Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 October 2022 by Inspector English D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisements on visual amenity.
Display of 2 No. LED signboards (V-shaped pair of digital advertising hoardings)
- Authority
- Darlington Borough Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- English D
- Postcode
- DL1 4JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisements on visual amenity
- The effect of the advertisements on highway safety
What decided it
The proposals would cause significant harm to visual amenity by introducing large, intrusive and alien features into an area characterised by substantial vegetation and a transition from rural to urban character, conflicting with Policy DC4 of the Local Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DC4Policy IN1
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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