Planning appeal decision
Former Debenhams Unit, Metro Centre, Gateshead, NE11 9YG
Planning appeal 3334676 at Former Debenhams Unit, Metro Centre, Gateshead, NE11 9YG (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 31 January 2024 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisements on amenity.
Display of 6 illuminated signs (references 05, 06, 13, 14, 17 and 18)
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- NE11 9YG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisements on amenity
What decided it
The signs are relatively small features with a neat, compact arrangement that do not detract from the building's design or create visual harm to amenity.
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