Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining 849 Ashton New Road, Manchester, M11 4PA
Planning appeal 3269485 at Land Adjoining 849 Ashton New Road, Manchester, M11 4PA (Manchester City Council) was allowed on 5 July 2021 by Inspector Ellis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on visual amenity.
an upgrade of existing 48-sheet billboard to support digital poster
- Authority
- Manchester City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Ellis D
- Postcode
- M11 4PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisement on visual amenity
What decided it
The proposed digital advertisement, subject to conditions controlling luminance to 200 candelas per square metre, frequency of change, and prohibition of moving images, would not cause harm to visual amenity in the context of the established character of the busy arterial road.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- EN1SP1DM1E3.3DC15.1DC15.2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55
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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