Planning appeal decision
Land South of Station Road and East of Nottingham Road, Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, NG14 7GZ
Planning appeal 3355541 at Land South of Station Road and East of Nottingham Road, Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, NG14 7GZ (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was dismissed on 2 April 2025 by Inspector Fern L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisements on the visual amenity of the site and the surrounding area.
Retrospective application for 3 no. trailer signs
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Fern L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisements on the visual amenity of the site and the surrounding area
What decided it
The trailer signs' significant height, scale, massing and colourful appearance create an incongruous and dominant feature that harms visual amenity in a rural agricultural setting.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 9 of the Newark and Sherwood Amended Core Strategy (2019)Policy DM5 of the Newark and Sherwood Allocations and Development Management Development Plan Document (2013)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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