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Dismissed19 July 20213270372

J & P Lewis Metals Ltd, Blakeley Hall Road/Birmingham Road, Oldbury, B69 4ET

Planning appeal 3270372 at J & P Lewis Metals Ltd, Blakeley Hall Road/Birmingham Road, Oldbury, B69 4ET (Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 July 2021 by Inspector Gunn J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed advertisement on public safety.

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Authority
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
advert · Advertisement Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Gunn J
Postcode
B69 4ET

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed advertisement on public safety

What decided it

The advertisement would create unacceptable visual distraction to drivers at a location with complex traffic movements and existing accident history, thereby causing unacceptable harm to public safety.

the visual amenity benefit of the advertisement did not outweigh the unacceptable harm to public safety

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SAD DM 2

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