Planning appeal decision
Go Fuels, 257 St Marys Road, Garston, Merseyside, L19 0NE
Planning appeal 3316538 at Go Fuels, 257 St Marys Road, Garston, Merseyside, L19 0NE (Liverpool City Council) was dismissed on 26 July 2023 by Inspector Down K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed signs on amenity with respect to the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the Grassendale Park & Cressington Park Conservation Area, and the effect on visual amenity.
1 No totem sign and 2 No. canopy signs, internally illuminated
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Down K
- Postcode
- L19 0NE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed signs on amenity with respect to the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the Grassendale Park & Cressington Park Conservation Area, and the effect on visual amenity
What decided it
The proposed signs would materially detract from the character and appearance and visual amenity of the area, harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, and conflict with NPPF provisions on advertisement control.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy UD9
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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