Pavement o/s 161 Sidwell Street, Exeter, EX4 6RH

the installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, and associated BT Phone Kiosk removals. ___________________________________________________________________________________

Authority: Exeter
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: telecoms
Postcode: EX4 6RH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
Appeal B: the effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity

What decided it

The street hub, being relatively slim with a compact side profile and replacing existing telephone kiosks, would not appear as an unduly anomalous or conspicuous feature in the commercial streetscape and would not harm the character and appearance of the area or visual amenity.

Plan policies cited: Policy CP17 of the Exeter Local Development Framework Core Strategy, adopted February 2012, saved Policy DG1 of the Exeter Local Plan First Review 1995-2011, adopted March 2005, saved Policy DG8 of the Exeter Local Plan First Review 1995-2011, adopted March 2005

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