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Allowed2 April 20263374783

Chailey Service Station, East Grinstead Road, North Chailey, East Sussex, BN8 4HD

Planning appeal 3374783 at Chailey Service Station, East Grinstead Road, North Chailey, East Sussex, BN8 4HD (Lewes District Council) was allowed on 2 April 2026 by Inspector Prentis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed conditions are reasonable and necessary, having regard to the effect of the advertising display on amenity and public safety.

Installation of 1no. illuminated small format advertising display

Authority
Lewes District Council
Appeal type
advert · Advertisement Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Prentis D
Postcode
BN8 4HD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the disputed conditions are reasonable and necessary, having regard to the effect of the advertising display on amenity and public safety

What decided it

The Council's own planning judgment that the advertisement would not harm amenity, combined with existing conditions on luminance and flashing, made the disputed conditions unreasonable and unnecessary.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM25Policy DM31Policy DM33

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