Pavement o/s The Beacon, Terminus Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3NW

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

Authority: Eastbourne Borough Council
Appeal type: advert · Commercial advertisement
Procedure: Written
Development: advertisement
Postcode: BN21 3NW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the amenity and the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The substantial scale, height and prominent positioning of the illuminated digital screens would harmfully intrude upon and dominate the character and appearance of the established pedestrian public realm, conflicting with development plan policies requiring design to be appropriate and sympathetic to its setting.

The public benefits of digital connectivity and wayfinding did not outweigh the harm to character and appearance of the area.

Plan policies cited: Policy D10a of the Eastbourne Core Strategy Local Plan 2013, Policy UHT1 of the Eastbourne Borough Plan 2003

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