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Dismissed12 August 20243344828

Telephone Call Box Outside , 81 Farringdon Street, London, EC4A 4BL

Planning appeal 3344828 at Telephone Call Box Outside , 81 Farringdon Street, London, EC4A 4BL (City of London Council) was dismissed on 12 August 2024 by Inspector Ware P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the amenity of the area, including the setting of the Fleet Street Conservation Area and Listed Buildings in the vicinity.

the installation and display of an internally illuminated advertisement display panel on a telephone kiosk, measuring 1.95m high and 1.2m wide at a height above ground level of 0.3m

Authority
City of London Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Ware P
Postcode
EC4A 4BL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the amenity of the area, including the setting of the Fleet Street Conservation Area and Listed Buildings in the vicinity

What decided it

The proposal would be detrimental to amenity by reason of its prominence, illumination and visual distraction in a sensitive heritage setting, failing to preserve or enhance the conservation area and harming views of listed buildings.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS10DM 10.6D8

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