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

Planning appeal 3318414 at Pavement Outside 178-179 Sidwell Street, , Exeter, EX4 6RD (Exeter City Council) was dismissed on 6 October 2023 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode: EX4 6RD

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP17 of the Exeter City Council Core Strategy (February 2012)Saved Policy DG1 of the Exeter Local Plan First Review 1995-2011Saved Policy DG8 of the Exeter Local Plan First Review 1995-2011
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 130Paragraph 136

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