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Split Decision11 May 20266005558

Chelmsford Health Centre, Dickens Place, Chelmsford, Essex, CM14UU

Planning appeal 6005558 at Chelmsford Health Centre, Dickens Place, Chelmsford, Essex, CM14UU (Chelmsford Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 11 May 2026 by Inspector Barnes D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisements on the visual amenity of the host property and the streetscene.

Wall-mounted internally illuminated flex face lightbox sign and non-illuminated dibond panel banner advertisements

Authority
Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Householder developments
Inspector
Barnes D
Postcode
CM1 4UU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the advertisements on the visual amenity of the host property and the streetscene

What decided it

The lightbox sign's disproportionate size relative to the modest host building caused unacceptable visual harm to the streetscene, whereas the non-illuminated banner's modest proportionate size did not.

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