Planning appeal decision
Advertising Right 0704 0863 At St James Hospital, Beckett Street, Burmantofts, Leeds, LS9 7JX
Planning appeal 3289443 at Advertising Right 0704 0863 At St James Hospital, Beckett Street, Burmantofts, Leeds, LS9 7JX (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 21 April 2022 by Inspector Walker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on public safety.
originally described as upgrade of existing 48 sheet advert to support digital poster and removal of 48 sheet advert
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- advert · Advertisement Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Walker R
- Postcode
- LS9 7JX
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 area
What decided it
The proposed rotating digital advertisement would increase the risk of driver distraction to an unacceptable level in this sensitive location with complex traffic movements, pedestrian crossings, and competing visual signals, thereby prejudicing public safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10Policy T2Policy GP5Policy BD8
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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