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Dismissed8 January 20243328962

Land at Durham Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 2QX

Planning appeal 3328962 at Land at Durham Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 2QX (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 January 2024 by Inspector English D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisements on visual amenity.

the erection and display of two freestanding 48-sheet advertisements

Authority
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
English D
Postcode
DH3 2QX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed advertisements on visual amenity

What decided it

The proposed advertisements would be unduly harmful to visual amenity as large, illuminated, and visually intrusive features that would conflict with the character of the locality and NPPF paragraph 141.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 141

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