Planning appeal decision
Hounds Hill Centre, Coronation Street, Blackpool, FY1 4PA
Planning appeal 3334934 at Hounds Hill Centre, Coronation Street, Blackpool, FY1 4PA (Blackpool Borough Council) was allowed on 19 June 2024 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisements on the visual amenity of the area.
3 non-illuminated vinyl signs (signs 3 and 4 on submitted plan ref CPS 20 017 206 B; and 4 and 6 on submitted plan ref CPS 20 017 207 A)
- Authority
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Senior H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisements on the visual amenity of the area
What decided it
The non-illuminated vinyl signs, by virtue of their size, design, scale and colour matching the surrounding brickwork, would not result in unacceptable harm to the visual amenity of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS7 of the Blackpool Local Plan Part 1: Core StrategyPolicy DM24 of the Blackpool Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies
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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