Anchor Inn, Bradford Street, BIRMINGHAM, B5 6ET

the erection of replacement digital 'D-Poster' advertisement hoarding

Authority: Birmingham City Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Bayliss G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and whether it would preserve the significance of the heritage asset
Appeal B: The effect of the advertisement on visual amenity, having regard to the building's listed status

What decided it

The visual prominence and vivid presence of the proposed digital display would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building that could not be justified by the limited and unsubstantiated public benefits claimed.

Framework references: 199, 200, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy TP12 of the Birmingham Development Plan (2017)

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