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Dismissed28 August 20253369296

155 Bristol Road, Gloucester, GL1 5SY

Planning appeal 3369296 at 155 Bristol Road, Gloucester, GL1 5SY (Gloucester City Council) was dismissed on 28 August 2025 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposal upon the amenity of existing and future residents of 157 Bristol Road.

replacement of paper and paste display with 1 no. internally illuminated digital advertisement (displaying multiple static advertisements on rotation)

Authority
Gloucester City Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Marshall E
Postcode
GL1 5SY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The impact of the proposal upon the amenity of existing and future residents of 157 Bristol Road

What decided it

The illuminated digital advertisement in very close proximity to windows serving habitable rooms at the adjacent residential property would unacceptably harm the living conditions and outlook of existing and future residents.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57Paragraph 135Paragraph 141

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