Anchor Inn, Bradford Street, Birmingham, B5 6ET

Planning appeal 3313529 at Anchor Inn, Bradford Street, Birmingham, B5 6ET (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 28 July 2023 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode: B5 6ET

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy TP12 of the Birmingham Development Plan (2017)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202

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