Land to the South of Water Street, Rochdale, OL16 1TL

Planning appeal 3315279 at Land to the South of Water Street, Rochdale, OL16 1TL (Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 3 April 2023 by Inspector Wildgoose G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on amenity, including the character, appearance and significance of the nearby Rochdale Town Centre Conservation Area and the settings of the Grade II listed Waterside House, and No. 10 Water Street, a non-designated heritage asset.

replacement of two double sided advertising hoardings with one double sided internally illuminated digital advertising hoarding and removal of two further double sided advertising hoardings

Authority: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Wildgoose G
Postcode: OL16 1TL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect on amenity, including the character, appearance and significance of the nearby Rochdale Town Centre Conservation Area and the settings of the Grade II listed Waterside House, and No. 10 Water Street, a non-designated heritage asset

What decided it

The proposed advertisement would reduce visual clutter, increase separation from heritage assets, and assimilate appropriately with the existing modern commercial setting without harming amenity or the character and appearance of the conservation area and listed building settings.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy P2Policy P3Policy DM1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 56

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