®Planning appeal decision
Holden House, 54-68 Oxford Street & 51-58 Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1JU
described as ‘display of a temporary scaffold shroud (in place to correspond with the duration of the façade retention scheme being in situ) featuring an artistic façade treatment representing the retained elevations of Holden House, and incorporating a static, non -illuminated advertisement measuring 26.0m wide by 10.0m high (11.0m on Oxford Street, 11.1m on the chamfered corner, and 3.9m on Rathbone Place)
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Veevers A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: The effect of the proposal on amenity, with particular regard to the listed building and the conservation area
- Appeal B: Whether the works (a) preserve the Grade II listed building known as Evelyn House, its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest it possesses and (b) preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Hanway Street Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed inset advertisement, despite being static and non-illuminated, would add unsympathetic visual clutter to the façades as a result of its size and position, thereby harming the setting and significance of the Grade II listed building and the character and appearance of the Hanway Street Conservation Area, with insufficient public benefits to outweigh this harm.
Framework references: 212, 213, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy 42, Policy 44, Policy 48
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