Planning appeal decision
Advertising Right Adjacent 23 Richardshaw Lane, Stanningley, Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 7NB
Planning appeal 3302448 at Advertising Right Adjacent 23 Richardshaw Lane, Stanningley, Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 7NB (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2022 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed advertisement on amenity, with due regard to the Pudsey Conservation Area.
upgrading of advert to digital poster display
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- LS28 7NB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed advertisement on amenity, with due regard to the Pudsey Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposed advertisement on public safety
What decided it
The proposed digital advertisement display would cause significant harm to visual amenity within the conservation area and would create an additional distraction hazard for drivers in a complex road environment, contrary to the interests of amenity and public safety which are the only material considerations under the Advertisement Regulations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BD8Policy BD9Policy GP5Policy P10Policy P11Policy T2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 136
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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