Planning appeal decision
29a Upper Clapton Road, Hackney, E5 8AY
Planning appeal 3346371 at 29a Upper Clapton Road, Hackney, E5 8AY (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 27 September 2024 by Inspector Callister V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement screen on the character and appearance of the local area.
the upgrade of an existing internally illuminated 48 sheet advertisement to a digital display
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Callister V
- Postcode
- E5 8AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisement screen on the character and appearance of the local area
- The effect of the advertisement screen on the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers
- The effect of the advertisement screen on public safety as it relates to road users
What decided it
The proposal would significantly harm public safety by distracting road users at a critical location with a history of collisions, through the combination of illumination and rapidly changing advertisements, which would increase the risk of collisions particularly affecting vulnerable road users.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PP1Policy PP5Policy PP7Policy LP1Policy LP2Policy LP7Policy LP41Policy LP42Policy D3Policy D8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 9Paragraph 141
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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