Footpath outside 92 Corporation Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2RB

the installation of 1no. BT Street Hub unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit

Authority: Middlesborough Development Corporation
Appeal type: commercial · Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Householder developments
Inspector: Armstrong N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Effect of the proposal on highway and pedestrian safety
Effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Risk of crime and antisocial behaviour in the area
Effect of the proposal on public safety
Effect of the proposal on visual amenity

What decided it

The siting and scale of the Street Hub would reduce pavement width in an area experiencing higher pedestrian movements, creating an obstruction that would likely result in inconvenience and conflict between pedestrian users, combined with its unduly harmful visual impact on the character and appearance of the area.

Plan policies cited: Policy DC1, Policy CS5, Policy CS4, Policy CR3

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