Waterloo Station, London, SE1 8SW

Planning appeal 3330667 at Waterloo Station, London, SE1 8SW (London Borough of Lambeth) was dismissed on 14 February 2024 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity, with regards to the setting and approaches of the Westminster World Heritage Site and the South Bank Conservation Area.

the display of 1 static internally illuminated digital screen

Authority: London Borough of Lambeth
Appeal type: commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: McGlone A
Postcode: SE1 8SW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity, with regards to the setting and approaches of the Westminster World Heritage Site and the South Bank Conservation Area
The effect of the proposed advertisement on public safety, with regards to highway safety

What decided it

The proposed digital screen would harm visual amenity and would not preserve the setting of the Conservation Area or the environmental quality of the public realm/vantage points of the World Heritage Site Approaches, which outweighs the conclusion that it would not harm public safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy Q2Policy Q5Policy Q17Policy Q19Policy PN1London Plan Policy T4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 208

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