Planning appeal decision
Fishergate Guest House, 68 Fishergate, Preston, PR1 8BJ
Planning appeal 3306033 at Fishergate Guest House, 68 Fishergate, Preston, PR1 8BJ (Preston City Council) was dismissed on 14 February 2023 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on amenity.
retrospective advertisement consent to display non illuminated signage to the front elevation
- Authority
- Preston City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Manchester S
- Postcode
- PR1 8BJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisement on amenity
What decided it
The advertisement, by virtue of its scale, elevated position, and contemporary design, is overly large and out of scale with the host building and the historic character of the conservation area, thereby harming amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 16 of the Central Lancashire Adopted Core Strategy Local Development Framework Adopted July 2012Policy EN8 of the Preston Local Plan 2012-2026 Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Adopted July 2015
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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