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Dismissed19 August 20213274121

134 Rochdale Road, Bury, BL9 7BD

Planning appeal 3274121 at 134 Rochdale Road, Bury, BL9 7BD (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 August 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed advertisement display on highway safety.

Installation of D-Poster display (6m x 3m) to flank wall

Authority
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hitchcock R
Postcode
BL9 7BD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed advertisement display on highway safety

What decided it

The potential for the changing digital display to obscure or reduce the clarity of the critical traffic signal at the junction would cause harm to highway safety that cannot be adequately mitigated by conditions.

The economic benefits and modern appearance of digital displays do not overcome the harm to highway safety at a busy junction serving a major route.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
EN1/9HT2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 55Paragraph 56Paragraph 136

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