Planning appeal decision
Ramada Hotel, Butts, Coventry, CV1 3GG
Planning appeal 3358890 at Ramada Hotel, Butts, Coventry, CV1 3GG (Coventry City Council) was dismissed on 22 May 2025 by Inspector Indermaur S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposals on visual amenity.
the installation of two digital billboards
- Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Indermaur S
- Postcode
- CV1 3GG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposals on visual amenity
- The effect of the proposals on public safety
What decided it
The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to both visual amenity and public safety at a busy road junction, failing the regulatory assessment required under the Control of Advertisements Regulations 2007.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE1Policy AC2
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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