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Dismissed25 August 20233313326

Land Opposite Junction Between Mill Lane and Gradwell End, South Chailey, BN8 4UP

Planning appeal 3313326 at Land Opposite Junction Between Mill Lane and Gradwell End, South Chailey, BN8 4UP (Lewes District Council) was dismissed on 25 August 2023 by Inspector Long M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on amenity.

Marketing sign advertising retirement properties at Gradwell Park for sale or rent and directing visitors towards the site. Due to covid-19 the sale of units has been slower than anticipated. This application seeks permission to continue to display the existing temporary sign for a further time period of 12 months or until all the units have been sold/let, whichever is sooner

Authority
Lewes District Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Long M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on amenity

What decided it

The advertisement would cause unmitigated harm to visual amenity through its prominence and incongruity within the rural landscape character, which cannot be adequately mitigated by the temporary nature of the consent sought.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM31Policy ENV6

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