Planning appeal decision
Town Hall And Playing Fields, Hall Lane, Maghull, L31 7BB
Planning appeal 3332057 at Town Hall And Playing Fields, Hall Lane, Maghull, L31 7BB (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 December 2023 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on amenity.
a 48 sheet advert digital poster
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- L31 7BB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on amenity
What decided it
The proposed digital advertisement would result in significant harm to visual amenity by being entirely at odds with the prevailing residential character of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EQ11
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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