210 - 212 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1JX

Temporary display (for a period of ten months) of one externally illuminated advertisement sign, within temporary scaffolding shroud, incorporating a 1:1 facsimile of the building and its architectural features printed on it. Material - Kavalan non-PVC woven polyester Max height of individual letter/symbol used in advert - 200cm Colour of text and background – various Static external illumination - 300cd/m2

Authority: London Borough of Southwark
Appeal type: commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Chamberlain G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the amenity of the area, with particular reference to the effect on the significance of the Liberty of the Mint Conservation Area, St George the Martyrs Church (a Grade II* listed building), and surrounding locally listed buildings, as features of historic and architectural interest

What decided it

The temporary period of the installation combined with the sympathetic facsimile shroud design makes the proposal preferable to the fallback of exposed scaffolding or a conventional shroud, resulting in no lasting harm to the conservation area or heritage settings.

Framework references: 141

Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy D4, London Plan Policy HC1, Southwark Local Plan Policy P13, Southwark Local Plan Policy P14, Southwark Local Plan Policy P19, Southwark Local Plan Policy P26, Southwark Local Plan Policy P20, Southwark Local Plan Policy P43

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