Planning appeal decision
Land at Manchester Street , Heywood , OL10 1PS
Planning appeal 3315250 at Land at Manchester Street , Heywood , OL10 1PS (Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 March 2023 by Inspector Wildgoose G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on amenity.
removal of existing paper and paste billboard and replacement with one digital billboard
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wildgoose G
- Postcode
- OL10 1PS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on amenity
What decided it
The unacceptable visual disturbance to residents of neighbouring residential flats arising from the combination of internal illumination and regular changes of static images and colours, which could not be adequately mitigated by conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P3Policy DM1
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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