Planning appeal decision
Reel Cinemas, Hagley Road West, Halesowen, B62 9AS
Planning appeal 3284796 at Reel Cinemas, Hagley Road West, Halesowen, B62 9AS (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 February 2022 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area.
an installation of wall-mounted internally illuminated 48-sheet D-Poster display - illumination to comply with Institute of Lighting Professionals' PLG05 - Frequency of images to be no greater than once every ten seconds - No moving images, video or flashing lights to be displayed
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- B62 9AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area
What decided it
The large, modern, internally illuminated LED advertisement would harm the appearance of the historic cinema building and the character of the area through its overbearing scale and incongruous design.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S8Policy D12
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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