Pavement o/s Debenhams, Rampant Horse Street / Brigg Street , Norwich, NR1 3RZ

the installation of a multifunctional communication hub including defibrillator and advertisement display

Authority: Norwich City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector: Spencer D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the hub and advertisement screen on the character and appearance of the City Centre Conservation Area and the setting of listed and locally listed buildings
The effect on highway safety, with particular regard to pedestrian movements

What decided it

The combination of less than substantial harm to heritage assets and unacceptable highway safety risks, particularly the obstruction of visibility at a pedestrian crossing point with a poor accident record, could not be justified by the public benefits of the defibrillator and other hub functions.

Framework references: 135, 141, 117, 212, 213, 215, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy DM9, Policy DM3, Policy DM30

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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