Planning appeal decision
609 Huddersfield Road, Wyke, Bradford, BD12 8HJ
Planning appeal 3312208 at 609 Huddersfield Road, Wyke, Bradford, BD12 8HJ (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 27 February 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on the visual amenity of the area.
the erection of a new digital poster display
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- BD12 8HJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisement on the visual amenity of the area
What decided it
The large scale and positioning of the digital poster display would overwhelm the host building and be unduly prominent in the residential area, causing harm to visual amenity contrary to development plan policies and the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DS1DS3DS5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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