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Dismissed18 March 20253358105

University Of London Birkbeck College , Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX

Planning appeal 3358105 at University Of London Birkbeck College , Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX (London Borough of Camden) was dismissed on 18 March 2025 by Inspector Poole S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed advertisements on visual amenity and whether they preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bloomsbury Conservation Area.

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Authority
London Borough of Camden
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Poole S
Postcode
WC1E 7HX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposed advertisements on visual amenity and whether they preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bloomsbury Conservation Area

What decided it

The size, siting and appearance of the banners are overly prominent and highly incongruous in the restrained, high-quality institutional character of the Bloomsbury Conservation Area, causing clear and unacceptable harm to visual amenity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D1Policy D2Policy D4

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