New World Payphones Kiosk o/s 88 Pilgrim St, Newcastle, NE1 6SG

the replacement of existing telephone kiosk with new telephone kiosk which includes integrated digital advertising display

Authority: Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
Appeal type: advert · Advertisement Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Worthington E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposals on visual amenity and the character of the area, including whether they would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Central Conservation Area, and whether they would preserve the settings of nearby listed buildings

What decided it

The illuminated digital display would be a brash, discordant and highly distracting feature that would unacceptably diminish the settings of nearby listed buildings and the character of the conservation area, and the public benefits of the scheme were insufficient to outweigh this less than substantial but considerable harm to heritage significance.

Framework references: 85, 96, 118, 119, 120, 203, 205, 206, 207

Plan policies cited: Policy CS15, Policy UC12, Policy UC14, Policy DM15, Policy DM16, Policy DM20, Policy DM35

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