138A Cross Gates Road, Cross Gates, Leeds, LS15 7NG

installation of a single digital billboard

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Ollerenshaw M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed advertisement on public safety
The amenity of the area

What decided it

The location of the advertisement adjacent to a roundabout with traffic lights and pedestrian crossings, combined with its size, illumination, and changing display, would create an unacceptable risk to public safety and harm to visual amenity that could not be adequately mitigated by conditions.

Framework references: 136

Plan policies cited: General Policy of the Leeds Core Strategy 2019, Policy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan 2006, Policy P10 of the Leeds Core Strategy 2019, Policy BD8 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan 2006, Leeds Advertisement Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2006

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