Planning appeal decision
36-40 Clayton Street, Newcastle, NE1 5PF
Planning appeal 6011428 at 36-40 Clayton Street, Newcastle, NE1 5PF (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was allowed on 7 September 2026 by Inspector A Hartley, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on amenity.
Temporary scaffold mounted "1-1" montage image shroud with an advertising banner located centrally within the shroud upon a fully working access scaffold
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- advert · Commercial advertisement
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- advertisement
- Inspector
- A Hartley
- Postcode
- NE1 5PF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisement on amenity
What decided it
The scaffolding and shroud already present on the listed building for necessary repair works meant that the advertisement did not cause additional harm to the building's significance or the character of the conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM22 of the Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gatehead and Newcastle upon Tyne (CS) (2015)
- Judgments
- Southwark LBC v SSHCLG & Blow Up Media Ltd [2025] EWHC 1556
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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