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Dismissed24 April 20253359863

Riverside Way Services, Sheffield Road, Rotherham, S60 1DS

Planning appeal 3359863 at Riverside Way Services, Sheffield Road, Rotherham, S60 1DS (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 April 2025 by Inspector Vyse J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether display of the proposed signage would be contrary to the interest of amenity.

Display of non-illuminated signage (signs 7, 8 and 9) comprising window graphics on a re-purposed car showroom building

Authority
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Vyse J
Postcode
S60 1DS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether display of the proposed signage would be contrary to the interest of amenity

What decided it

The proposed advertisements would create visual clutter and overload the building elevations, causing unacceptable harm to the amenity of the area in conflict with policy SP60 and NPPF paragraph 141.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SP60
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 141

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