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Dismissed12 June 20263378263

Napier Arms Bus Stand, Woodford New Road, Woodford Green, IG8 9DH

Planning appeal 3378263 at Napier Arms Bus Stand, Woodford New Road, Woodford Green, IG8 9DH (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 June 2026 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on amenity and public safety.

a D48 digital display

Authority
Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Eggleton P
Postcode
E18 2QA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect on amenity and public safety

What decided it

The considerable harm to visual amenity caused by the scale, prominence and setting of the proposed digital display against the woodland backdrop outweighed the benefits of digital roadside advertising.

the benefits of digital roadside advertising were insufficient to outweigh the considerable harm to visual amenity

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 53EPolicy 59B

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