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Dismissed26 November 20213282341

171-173 Old Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 7SQ

Planning appeal 3282341 at 171-173 Old Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 7SQ (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 November 2021 by Inspector Wilson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on public safety.

replacement of existing illuminated 48-sheet poster advertisement display with illuminated 48-sheet D-Poster advertisement display

Authority
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Wilson L
Postcode
OL6 7SQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed advertisement on public safety
  • The effect of the proposed advertisement on the amenity of the surrounding area, including the Ashton Town Centre Conservation Area

What decided it

The unacceptable impact on public safety from the digital advertisement's distracting effect at a critical junction with pedestrian crossing outweighed the absence of visual harm to amenity and heritage assets.

The benefits of the scheme, including the vertical meadow green wall, did not outweigh the significant harm to public safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy C4Policy C1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111Paragraph 136Paragraph 16

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