Planning appeal decision
Platt Lane, Wigan, WN1 3NH
Planning appeal 3327414 at Platt Lane, Wigan, WN1 3NH (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 October 2023 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on amenity.
Two free standing digital advertising display units in back-to-back alignment
- Authority
- Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- WN1 3NH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on amenity
- the effect on public safety
What decided it
The scale, prominence and location of the digital display would cause unacceptable harm to visual amenity and materially increase public safety concerns at the junction.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP10(2)
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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