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Dismissed22 December 20223305482

Ritz Social Club, 24 Victoria Street, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 1AN

Planning appeal 3305482 at Ritz Social Club, 24 Victoria Street, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 1AN (Sedgemoor District Council *) was dismissed on 22 December 2022 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area.

a new single illuminated 48-sheet digital advertisement display

Authority
Sedgemoor District Council *
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Evans J
Postcode
TA8 1AN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area
  • The effect of the advertisement on public safety

What decided it

The large size, digital illumination, prominent position, and changing images of the advertisement would cause significant and unacceptable harm to the visual amenity of the conservation area and would be unacceptably distracting to highway users, outweighing any other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D2Policy D25Policy D26Policy D13

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