®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed8 November 20233324907
Lidl, Unit 1, Hexham Gate Retail Park, HEXHAM, Northumberland, NE46 3BS
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Walker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisement on the visual amenity of the area having regard to the setting of the Hexham Conservation Area and the listed buildings (Grade II listed abutments and retaining walls to road bridge, Grade II listed Hexham Railway Station, Grade I listed The Manor Office, Grade I listed The Moot Hall, and Grade I listed The Priory Church of St Andrews')
What decided it
The proposed advertisement's position adjacent to the Grade II listed railway bridge abutment and its visibility from historic views of the Conservation Area and Grade I listed buildings would erode the open setting that contributes to their significance and harm visual amenity.
Plan policies cited: Policy QOP 1, Policy QOP 2, Policy ENV 1, Policy ENV 7, Policy ENV 9, Policy HNP2, Policy HNP3, Policy HNP7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.