®Planning appeal decision
Pavement opposite 249 Greenwich High Road, LONDON, SE10 8NB
Installation of a streetside multifunctional communication hub including defibrillator and illuminated advertisement display
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the West Greenwich Conservation Area or preserve the setting of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site
- The pedestrian environment and sustainable travel
- The effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity
- The effect of the proposed advertisement on public safety
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the West Greenwich Conservation Area and the setting of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, combined with the prejudicial impact on highway safety through obstruction of sightlines and driver distraction, outweighed the limited public benefits of the development.
The public benefits of the defibrillator, telecommunications apparatus and associated features were weighed against the identified harm to the conservation area and world heritage site setting, to which great weight was attached; the harm outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 205, 208, 12, 16, 9
Plan policies cited: Policy D3, Policy HC1, Policy HC2, Policy DH1, Policy DH3, Policy DH4, Policy DH(c), Policy DH(h), Policy DH(f), Policy D8, Policy T2, Policy T4, Policy TC4, Policy IM4, Policy IM(b)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.