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Allowed1 September 20266011801

Esso Petrol Station, Hook Road, North Warnborough, RG29 1EU

Planning appeal 6011801 at Esso Petrol Station, Hook Road, North Warnborough, RG29 1EU (Hart) was allowed on 1 September 2026 by Inspector Megan Thomas K.C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement hoarding on amenity and in particular on the Basingstoke Canal Conservation Area, the North Warnborough Conservation Area and the former Swan Inn Grade II listed building.

Erection of an illuminated small format advertising display

Authority
Hart
Appeal type
advert · Commercial advertisement
Procedure
Written
Development
advertisement
Inspector
Megan Thomas K.C
Postcode
RG29 1EU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the advertisement hoarding on amenity and in particular on the Basingstoke Canal Conservation Area, the North Warnborough Conservation Area and the former Swan Inn Grade II listed building

What decided it

The proposed advertisement, when viewed in the context of the existing commercial petrol filling station and subject to conditions controlling illumination and content, would not harm visual amenity or the character and appearance of the conservation areas or the setting of the listed building.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy NBE8Policy NBE9Policy 7Policy 8
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy HE6Policy DP3

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