7 Newgate Street, Morpeth, NE61 1AL

Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: advert · Commercial advertisement
Procedure: Written
Development: advertisement
Postcode: NE61 1AL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the advertisement on the visual amenity of the area, with particular regard to whether or not the advertisement would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Morpeth Conservation Area and the effect on the setting of nearby listed buildings

What decided it

The advertisement's brightly coloured, oversized modern design causes unacceptable harm to the visual amenity of the conservation area and fails to preserve the character and appearance of the area or the setting of nearby listed buildings.

Framework references: 141

Plan policies cited: Morpeth Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2031 Policy Des1, Morpeth Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2031 Policy Emp1, Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036 Policy QOP1, Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036 Policy QOP2, Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036 Policy ENV7, Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036 Policy ENV9

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