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Dismissed4 July 20253365748

161- 162 High Street, Stockton on Tees, TS18 1PL

Planning appeal 3365748 at 161- 162 High Street, Stockton on Tees, TS18 1PL (Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 July 2025 by Inspector Robbie G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed advertisement upon amenity, having regard to Stockton Town Centre Conservation Area and nearby grade I, II* and II listed buildings.

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Authority
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Robbie G
Postcode
TS18 1PL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed advertisement upon amenity, having regard to Stockton Town Centre Conservation Area and nearby grade I, II* and II listed buildings

What decided it

The visual starkness and brightness of the digital display panel in a prominent town centre gateway location, combined with its harmful proximity to residential windows and its intrusive effect on the setting of listed buildings and the conservation area, outweighed the limited public benefits advanced by the appellant.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD8Policy HE2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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