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Allowed14 August 20253367206

Footpath Outside 123 London Road, Benfleet, SS7 5UH

Planning appeal 3367206 at Footpath Outside 123 London Road, Benfleet, SS7 5UH (Castle Point Borough Council) was allowed on 14 August 2025 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance/visual amenity of the area.

the installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit

Authority
Castle Point Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Whitfield H
Postcode
SS7 5UH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance/visual amenity of the area
  • highway and pedestrian/public safety

What decided it

The Inspector's assessment that the hub's positioning, design and scale would be appropriate to the commercial shopping frontage context and would not result in harm to visual amenity or public safety, thereby according with relevant development plan policies and the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EC2Policy S12Policy S13Policy S14Policy S15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 141

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