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Allowed30 January 20243325983

Bridge End Road Service Station, Bridge End Road, Swindon, SN3 4PD

Planning appeal 3325983 at Bridge End Road Service Station, Bridge End Road, Swindon, SN3 4PD (Swindon Borough Council) was allowed on 30 January 2024 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed raising of forecourt canopy at the Bridge End Road Service Station from 4.1m to 5.5m would materially harm the appearance of this part of the street scene.

Raising of existing forecourt canopy from 4.1m to 5.5m

Authority
Swindon Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Whalley J
Postcode
SN3 4PD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed raising of forecourt canopy at the Bridge End Road Service Station from 4.1m to 5.5m would materially harm the appearance of this part of the street scene

What decided it

The proposed raised canopy structure would not materially harm the appearance of the street scene and would be a sensible and acceptable alteration to the existing low canopy.

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