®Planning appeal decision
Public Highway Adjacent to 21 Mare Street, London, E8 4RP
Planning appeal 3362257 at Public Highway Adjacent to 21 Mare Street, London, E8 4RP (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 17 December 2025 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area.
free-standing advertising CIP unit featuring double-sided digital displays measuring 1635mm (H) x 924mm (W) to replace existing/recently removed free-standing advertising CIP unit featuring double-sided internally illuminated 6-sheet displays
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Storey P
- Postcode
- E8 4RP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area
- public safety, with specific regard to pedestrian and highway safety
What decided it
The cumulative harm to visual amenity and the character of the Conservation Area, combined with the physical intrusion into an already constrained footway compromising pedestrian safety, outweighed the appellant's arguments regarding replacement of previous advertising and compliance with modern standards.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D4Policy D8Policy HC1Policy LP1Policy LP3Policy LP7Policy PP1Policy LP42
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 141Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in London Borough of Hackney
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2025
- Dismissed6 August 20266010979Pavement O/S 383-385 Mare Street, London, E8 1HY
- Dismissed6 August 20266010978Pavement O/S 383-385 Mare Street, London, E8 1HY
- Dismissed20 July 20263375079Kebab Zero, 2 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8DA
- Dismissed9 July 2026600400842 Great Eastern Street, Hackney, London, EC2A3EP
- Dismissed26 March 20266003394360 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.