1 Burger King The Aerodrome, Speke Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L24 8QD

3no. non-illuminated signs; 3no, internally illuminated signs and 7no. internally illuminated fascia signs

Authority: Liverpool City Council
Appeal type: commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Veevers A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the internally illuminated pole sign on the amenity of the area having regard to the settings of the Former Liverpool Airport Control Tower and Terminal (Grade II* Listed), Liverpool Airport Hangar 1 (Grade II* Listed), Liverpool Airport Hangar No.25 (Grade II* Listed), and Four Gatepiers at entrance to Liverpool Speke Airport (Grade II Listed)

What decided it

The pole sign's height, design and illumination cause harmful intrusion into views of the Former Liverpool Airport Control Tower and Terminal from the west along Speke Road, eroding the contribution of its open setting to the listed building's heritage significance.

Plan policies cited: Policy UD9, Policy HD1

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