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Dismissed5 September 20223295471

309 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch, RM12 4TQ

Planning appeal 3295471 at 309 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch, RM12 4TQ (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Callister V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Public safety as it relates to road users.

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Authority
London Borough of Havering
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Callister V
Postcode
RM12 4TQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Public safety as it relates to road users

What decided it

The potential for the illuminated digital billboard with advertisements changing every 10 seconds to distract road users at a busy light-controlled junction, creating a risk to highway safety that would outweigh any other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 23 of the Havering Local Plan (2021)Paragraph T4 of the London Plan (2021)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111Paragraph 136

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