®Planning appeal decision
Town Hall Chambers, 32 Borough High St, London, SE1 1XU
Planning appeal 3336208 at Town Hall Chambers, 32 Borough High St, London, SE1 1XU (London Borough of Southwark) was dismissed on 20 August 2024 by Inspector Chukwujekwu I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- SE1 1XU
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P19Policy P20Policy HC1
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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