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Dismissed6 April 20233310328

39 Askern Road, Doncaster, DN5 0JB

Planning appeal 3310328 at 39 Askern Road, Doncaster, DN5 0JB (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 April 2023 by Inspector Wildgoose G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on public safety.

replacement of existing externally illuminated poster advertisement display with internally illuminated D-poster

Authority
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Wildgoose G
Postcode
DN5 0JB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect on public safety

What decided it

The regularly changing LED imagery in this location with complicated highway arrangements and existing accident history would introduce a potentially harmful distraction for road users, creating an unacceptable detrimental impact on highway and pedestrian safety that cannot be adequately mitigated by conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 49

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