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Dismissed16 October 20253369587

4-8 Farnborough Road, Farnborough, GU14 6AY

Planning appeal 3369587 at 4-8 Farnborough Road, Farnborough, GU14 6AY (Rushmoor Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 October 2025 by Inspector Cater S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the appeal site and surrounding area including the setting of a Building of Local Importance and the South Farnborough Conservation Area.

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Authority
Rushmoor Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Cater S
Postcode
GU14 6AY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the appeal site and surrounding area including the setting of a Building of Local Importance and the South Farnborough Conservation Area

What decided it

The proposed advertisement would cause unacceptable harm to the amenity of the area by introducing a visually assertive, illuminated structure that would undermine the coherent townscape and diminish the setting of the adjacent Conservation Area and locally listed building.

What the Inspector cited

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