Planning appeal decision
NCP Car Park, High Street, Birmingham, B4 7LN
Planning appeal 3333975 at NCP Car Park, High Street, Birmingham, B4 7LN (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 9 May 2024 by Inspector Sedgwick P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed advertisement would preserve or enhance the setting of the Grade II listed St Michael's Church.
Display of an Externally Illuminated Advertisement
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sedgwick P
- Postcode
- B4 7LN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed advertisement would preserve or enhance the setting of the Grade II listed St Michael's Church
What decided it
The proposed advertisement would create visual clutter that would substantially harm the setting of the Grade II listed St Michael's Church by replacing the plain backdrop that currently allows the Church's historically significant features to stand out.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy TP12Policy DM2Policy DM7
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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