Planning appeal decision
Land To The Rear of 628 Oldham Road, Manchester , M40 8BA
Planning appeal 3302079 at Land To The Rear of 628 Oldham Road, Manchester , M40 8BA (Manchester City Council) was allowed on 6 October 2022 by Inspector Winnard K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the visual amenity of the area.
the installation of a 48 sheet digital display sign
- Authority
- Manchester City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Winnard K
- Postcode
- M40 8BA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the visual amenity of the area
What decided it
The display sign would sit comfortably within the context of existing advertisements and commercial buildings in this established advertising location, and conditions could adequately control brightness and image change to prevent harm to visual amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- EN1SP1DM1DC15.1DC15.2E3.3
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
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Manchester City Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Allowed6 October 20266009176571 Oldham Road, Manchester, M40 5AF
- Dismissed18 September 20266005102Arndale Centre, Market Street, Manchester, M4 3AB
- Allowed7 September 20266010295Fountain Street, Outside No. 20, Manchester, M2 3AW
- Dismissed26 August 202660082361 Goods Yard Street, Manchester, M3 3BG
- Dismissed13 July 20266009630Land at 1-11 Oldham Road, South West of Cable Street, Manchester, M4 5EQ
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®