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Dismissed12 September 20233324041

St James Retail Park, Knaresborough, HG5 8PZ

Planning appeal 3324041 at St James Retail Park, Knaresborough, HG5 8PZ (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 12 September 2023 by Inspector Robbie K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area.

the installation of a single digital billboard

Authority
Harrogate Borough Council *
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Robbie K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area
  • The effect of the advertisement on highway (public) safety

What decided it

The proposal would unduly harm both amenity through visual intrusion and public safety through driver distraction at a busy junction, conflicting with NPPF paragraph 136 and the advertisement control regulations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HP3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111Paragraph 136

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