Planning appeal decision
Land At Pheasant Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 2DD
Planning appeal 3337410 at Land At Pheasant Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 2DD (Worcester City Council) was dismissed on 17 May 2024 by Inspector McAndrew R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on amenity.
the conversion of a billboard advertising display to a D- poster advertising display
- Authority
- Worcester City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- McAndrew R
- Postcode
- WR1 2DD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisement on amenity
What decided it
The proposed illuminated advertisement with changing images would be significantly more intrusive and visually harmful than the existing static hoarding, creating an unacceptably dominant and incongruous feature that would harm the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 21
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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