Planning appeal decision
Land at Motoplex Car Sales, Clifton Moor Gate, York, YO32 2RJ
Planning appeal 3306997 at Land at Motoplex Car Sales, Clifton Moor Gate, York, YO32 2RJ (City of York Council) was dismissed on 25 October 2022 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the amenity of the area.
the erection and display of two freestanding 48-sheet sized digital LED advertising units facing opposite directions in back to back position
- Authority
- City of York Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the amenity of the area
- the effect of the proposal on public safety
What decided it
The proposal would cause both significant harm to the amenity of the area through its dominant and incongruous appearance in a rural Green Belt setting and unacceptable harm to public safety through distraction of motorists at a complex junction.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GP21D13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 136Paragraph 111
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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