®Planning appeal decision
Pavment Outside 10 Bargate Street, Southampton, SO14 2DA
Planning appeal 6010617 at Pavment Outside 10 Bargate Street, Southampton, SO14 2DA (Southampton) was dismissed on 27 August 2026 by Inspector S Leonard, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect the development would have on the character and appearance of the area, including the significance of the Grade 1 listed and scheduled Bar Gate and Guild Hall and the Old Town Conservation Area.
Installation of a multifunctional communication hub including defibrillator and advertisement display
- Authority
- Southampton
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- telecoms
- Inspector
- S Leonard
- Postcode
- SO14 2DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect the development would have on the character and appearance of the area, including the significance of the Grade 1 listed and scheduled Bar Gate and Guild Hall and the Old Town Conservation Area
- The effect the advertisement would have on amenity having regard to the character and appearance of the area, the significance of the Grade 1 listed and scheduled status of the Bar Gate and the significance of the Old Town Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed structure's siting, size and design would harm the character and appearance and visual amenity of the area by creating a cluttered streetscape, and this harm is not outweighed by the localised public benefits of digital connectivity.
The localised public benefits of digital connectivity do not outweigh the harm to character and appearance and visual amenity caused by the proposal's siting, size and design in relation to the existing streetscape and street trees.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS13 of the Core Strategy Partial Review (March 2015)Policy CS14 of the Core Strategy Partial Review (March 2015)Policy AP16 of the City Centre Action Plan (March 2015)Policy AP19 of the City Centre Action Plan (March 2015)Policy KDP16 of the Streets and Spaces Framework SPD (November 2015)Policy KDP21 of the Streets and Spaces Framework SPD (November 2015)Saved Policy HE1 of the City of Southampton Local Plan Review (March 2015)Saved Policy HE3 of the City of Southampton Local Plan Review (March 2015)
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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