Planning appeal decision
Leeds Road, Wakefield, WF3 3BH
Planning appeal 3322830 at Leeds Road, Wakefield, WF3 3BH (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 17 October 2023 by Inspector English D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity.
Upgrade of existing 48 sheet advert to support digital poster and removal of 48 sheet advert
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- English D
- Postcode
- WF3 3BH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity
What decided it
The proposal would introduce a large, brightly illuminated, regularly changing advertisement display that would appear unduly visually harmful and intrusive in an otherwise pleasant verdant setting characterised by substantial mature vegetation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10 of the Leeds Local Plan Core StrategyPolicy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review 2006Policy BD8 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review 2006Policy BD9 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review 2006Policy BD12 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review 2006
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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