Planning appeal decision
418 Pitsmoor Road, Sheffield, S3 9AY
Planning appeal 3329670 at 418 Pitsmoor Road, Sheffield, S3 9AY (Sheffield City Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2024 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the amenity of the area.
removal of existing paper and paste billboard and replacement with digital billboard
- Authority
- Sheffield City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- S3 9AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the amenity of the area
What decided it
The proposed digital billboard would be significantly out of scale and proportion on the modest terraced property and would appear as an unduly prominent and discordant feature in the street scene, causing substantive harm to the visual amenity of the Area of Special Character that would not be outweighed by the proposal's benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE13Policy BE18
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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