Sainsbury's Petrol Filling Station , Bridgeway, Cobham, KT11 1HW

1 freestanding banner advertisement - Height - 1.6 metres; Width - 6.3 metres; Depth - 0.1 metres; Height from the ground to base of the advertisement - 0.69 metres; Maximum projection of the advertisement from the face of the building - 0 metres; Maximum height of individual letters and symbols - 91 centimetres; Materials of Advertisement - Metal structure and vinyl/plastic advertisement sheets; Colour of text and background - Multicoloured text and background; and Non-illuminated

Authority: Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type: commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Redford R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the appeal proposal on amenity

What decided it

The poor-quality temporary appearance of the changeable banner frame design would have an unduly detrimental visual impact detracting from the character of the local area and harming amenity.

Framework references: 141

Plan policies cited: DMP Policy DM15, DMP Policy DM2, CS Policy CS17, CS Policy CS10

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