Planning appeal decision
Advertising Hoarding North of Junction With Great Bridge Road, Oxford Street, Bilston, WV14 7DP
Planning appeal 3291866 at Advertising Hoarding North of Junction With Great Bridge Road, Oxford Street, Bilston, WV14 7DP (Wolverhampton City Council) was allowed on 30 May 2022 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on public safety.
the upgrade of the existing advertisement display with digital advertisement display
- Authority
- Wolverhampton City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bennett T
- Postcode
- WV14 7DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisement on public safety
What decided it
The detailed highway safety analysis and site observations demonstrated that the digital advertisement would not present an increased risk to public safety compared to the existing static display, particularly given the clear sightlines at the junction and the low accident rate.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV3 of the Black Country Core Strategy (2011)Policy AM15 of the Unitary Development Plan (2006)Policy EP19 of the Unitary Development Plan (2006)
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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