Planning appeal decision
Advertising Right Opposite 349 Margate Road, Ramsgate, CT12 6SY
Planning appeal 3297217 at Advertising Right Opposite 349 Margate Road, Ramsgate, CT12 6SY (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 27 June 2022 by Inspector Hall C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisements on public safety.
2x freestanding digital 48-sheet (6m x 3m) advertisements replacing 5x freestanding poster and paste 48-sheet (6m x 3m) advertisements
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hall C
- Postcode
- CT12 6SY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisements on public safety
What decided it
The intermittent changing of the digital advertisement displays would distract motorists and create visual confusion at a busy junction, posing an unacceptable risk to public safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QD06
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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