Planning appeal decision
Three Manors Retail Park, Rockingham Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7BA
Planning appeal 6009452 at Three Manors Retail Park, Rockingham Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7BA (Harborough) was allowed on 27 August 2026 by Inspector John Morrison, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the advertisement on amenity.
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- Authority
- Harborough
- Appeal type
- advert · Commercial advertisement
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- advertisement
- Inspector
- John Morrison
- Postcode
- LE16 7BA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the advertisement on amenity
What decided it
The advertisement is acceptable in amenity terms as it does not appear incongruous or visually discordant within the commercial retail park context and its visual presence is reduced by topography, setback position and surrounding trees.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GD8Policy RT3
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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