Planning appeal decision
1603 Pershore Road, Bournville, Birmingham, B30 2JF
Planning appeal 3302946 at 1603 Pershore Road, Bournville, Birmingham, B30 2JF (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 16 May 2023 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the disputed maximum illumination condition is reasonable in the interests of public safety with particular regard to highway safety.
Display of replacement 1 no. internally illuminated freestanding digital advertisement hoarding
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- advert · Advertisement Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- B30 2JF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the disputed maximum illumination condition is reasonable in the interests of public safety with particular regard to highway safety
What decided it
The location's existing elevated highway safety risks from multiple traffic conflict points and pedestrian crossings made the brighter display (2500 cdm-2) unacceptably distracting to drivers, outweighing the appellant's technical proposals for ambient light control.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy TP44
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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