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Dismissed14 October 20243346743

Desford Crossroads Service Station, Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE9 9JE

Planning appeal 3346743 at Desford Crossroads Service Station, Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE9 9JE (Blaby District Council) was dismissed on 14 October 2024 by Inspector Han U, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the visual amenity of the area.

1 no. 5.0m high freestanding totem sign

Authority
Blaby District Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Han U
Postcode
LE9 9JE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the visual amenity of the area

What decided it

The proposed totem sign would unacceptably harm the visual amenity of the area through creating visual clutter and harming the rural character of the locality when viewed against its backdrop of open countryside.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS2Policy CS18Policy DM2Policy DM16
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 85Paragraph 131Paragraph 133Paragraph 135Paragraph 141

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