Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Blaydon Railway Staff Social Club, Tyne Street, Blaydon, NE21 4JB
Planning appeal 3321727 at Land Adjacent Blaydon Railway Staff Social Club, Tyne Street, Blaydon, NE21 4JB (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 August 2023 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity.
a freestanding 48-sheet LED advertisement display
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
- Postcode
- NE21 4JB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity
What decided it
The proposed advertisement would harm visual amenity through its excessive height and width, internal illumination, and modern form that would be out of proportion and at odds with the character of the locality.
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