51-53 SOUTHWARK ST, SOUTHWARK, LONDON, SE1 1RU

temporary decorative scaffold shroud advertisement comprising a coloured 1:1 replica image of the building facade with an inset sponsors advertising and information area measuring 12.6 x 6.6 metres for a period of 6 months

Authority: London Borough of Southwark
Appeal type: commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Not Applicable
Inspector: Aqbal M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed advertisement on the visual amenity of the area, including the Thrale Street Conservation Area

What decided it

The proposed advertisement's substantial scale and illumination would be disproportionately large and visually intrusive within the sensitive Thrale Street Conservation Area, detracting from the character and appearance of the area and the listed buildings with which it would be intervisible.

Plan policies cited: Policy HC1 of the London Plan, Policy P13 of the Southwark Plan (2022), Policy P14 of the Southwark Plan (2022), Policy P19 of the Southwark Plan (2022), Policy P20 of the Southwark Plan (2022), Policy P43 of the Southwark Plan (2022), Policy P56 of the Southwark Plan (2022)

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