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Dismissed29 August 20253367447

Land Outside Milners Ltd, 40 The Street, Ashtead, KT21 2AH

Planning appeal 3367447 at Land Outside Milners Ltd, 40 The Street, Ashtead, KT21 2AH (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 29 August 2025 by Inspector Coles C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area.

erection of a double-sided free standing internally illuminated digital information and advertising display sign

Authority
Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Coles C
Postcode
KT21 2AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area

What decided it

The proposal would introduce a prominent, illuminated digital sign that would appear as an incongruous and visually cluttering feature in a street scene currently characterised by small-scale, non-illuminated advertisements, thereby causing unacceptable harm to the visual amenity of the area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN4

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