Planning appeal decision
135-137 City Road, Hackney, London, EC1V 1JB
Planning appeal 3359706 at 135-137 City Road, Hackney, London, EC1V 1JB (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 19 August 2025 by Inspector Pankhurst R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on the amenity of the area.
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- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pankhurst R
- Postcode
- EC1V 1JB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisement on the amenity of the area
What decided it
The size and elevated position of the advertising insets would harm the amenity of the area by obscuring the host building and detracting from the setting of the Grade II listed building opposite, and this harm would not be satisfactorily mitigated by the temporary nature of the proposals or the façade replica design.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP7Policy LP1Policy LP3Policy D4Policy D8Policy HC1
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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