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Dismissed10 March 20233305082

Pavement Outside 125 Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 1HZ

Planning appeal 3305082 at Pavement Outside 125 Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 1HZ (Blackpool Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2023 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposals on visual amenity/character and appearance.

the removal of existing BT phone box and installation of a proposed replacement BT Street Hub and associated display of advertisement to both sides of the unit

Authority
Blackpool Borough Council
Appeal type
advert · Advertisement Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector
Ellison H
Postcode
FY1 1HZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposals on visual amenity/character and appearance
  • The effect of the proposals on public safety

What decided it

The proposed street hub would present an unacceptable obstruction to pedestrian flow on the footway and would cause less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Town Centre Conservation Area, with public benefits insufficient to outweigh this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS7Policy CS8Policy LQ1Policy LQ10Policy LQ13Policy LQ2Policy AS1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 12Paragraph 16Paragraph 111Paragraph 114Paragraph 199

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