Pavement o/s 182 Stoke Newington Road, Hackney, London, N16 7UY

a free-standing advertising CIP unit featuring single digital display measuring 1635mm (H) x 924mm (W) with a non-advertising, non- illuminated space on the reverse for Council or community content, to replace existing/recently removed free-standing advertising CIP unit featuring double-sided internally illuminated 6-sheet displays

Authority: London Borough of Hackney
Appeal type: commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Owen A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effects of the advertising unit on the amenity of the area and on public safety

What decided it

The proposed advertising unit would harm the visual amenity of the area by appearing as a prominent and incongruous feature in its immediate surroundings, conflicting with policies requiring adverts to be sensitive to character and not detract from street scene amenity.

Plan policies cited: LP7, PP1, D8, D4, T2

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