TOWN HALL CHAMBERS, 32 BOROUGH HIGH ST, LONDON, SE1 1XU

temporary decorative printed scaffold shroud advertisement measuring 7.5 X 6.6 metres inset within a 1:1 image of the building facade depicted across the whole scaffolding

Authority: London Borough of Southwark
Appeal type: commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Chukwujekwu I

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the advertisement on amenity with particular regard to the Borough High Street Conservation Area and the setting of Saviour's Southwark War Memorial and other nearby heritage assets

What decided it

The significant level of harm to visual amenity, the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, and the setting of nearby heritage assets resulting from the incongruous and unduly prominent scale of the advertisement outweighed any benefits from the refurbishment funding or the alternative of a bland shroud.

Plan policies cited: Policy P19, Policy P20, Policy HC1

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