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Allowed9 April 20243308143

Motec Auto Centre Ltd, Greenford Road, Southall, London, Middlesex, UB1 3EB

Planning appeal 3308143 at Motec Auto Centre Ltd, Greenford Road, Southall, London, Middlesex, UB1 3EB (London Borough of Ealing) was allowed on 9 April 2024 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that varying the condition would have on the amenity of occupiers of surrounding premises by artificial lighting.

Installation of a freestanding internally illuminated (3m x 6m) digital display with static images on rotation and ancillary vertical meadow board below (2.5m x 6m) (following the removal of the existing signs x 3)

Authority
London Borough of Ealing
Appeal type
advert · Advertisement Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Teasdale N
Postcode
UB1 3EB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect that varying the condition would have on the amenity of occupiers of surrounding premises by artificial lighting

What decided it

The updated Institution of Lighting Professionals Guidance Document PLG 05/23 (2023) provides clear recommended luminance levels that, when applied to the appellant's display specifications with ambient light sensing, would protect the amenity of surrounding occupiers while allowing the display to function effectively.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D3Policy D4Policy T3Policy T4Policy 7B

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