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Dismissed13 February 20233310862

Former Botanic Hotel Site, 231 Wavertree Road, Liverpool, L7 5LZ

Planning appeal 3310862 at Former Botanic Hotel Site, 231 Wavertree Road, Liverpool, L7 5LZ (Liverpool City Council) was dismissed on 13 February 2023 by Inspector McGurk N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on visual amenity.

the installation of advertising station and associated wildflower meadow garden (Revision of 20A/2381)

Authority
Liverpool City Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
McGurk N
Postcode
L7 5LZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the advertisement on visual amenity

What decided it

The proposed advertisement would appear as a large, tall and highly prominent illuminated sign that would jar severely with the area's domestic qualities and be incongruous with the residential character of this side of Wavertree Road.

What the Inspector cited

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