Pavement outside 178-179 Sidwell Street, , Exeter, EX4 6RD

the installation of a modern, multifunction Hub unit featuring an integral advertisement display and defibrillator

Authority: Exeter City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Rose C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Central, Southernhay and The Friars and St. Sidwells Conservation Areas
Appeal B: the effect of the proposal on the visual amenity of the area

What decided it

The proposal would materially harm the character and appearance and visual amenity of the area through its prominent, overbearing position and scale on the pavement, with no material considerations outweighing this harm.

Framework references: 130, 136

Plan policies cited: Policy CP17 of the Exeter City Council Core Strategy (February 2012), Saved Policy DG1 of the Exeter Local Plan First Review 1995-2011, Saved Policy DG8 of the Exeter Local Plan First Review 1995-2011

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