Planning appeal decision
423 Park Road , Oldham , OL4 1SQ
Planning appeal 3332725 at 423 Park Road , Oldham , OL4 1SQ (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 January 2024 by Inspector Pipe C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on public safety.
replacement of existing poster advertisement with digital display
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pipe C
- Postcode
- OL4 1SQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisement on public safety
- The effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area
What decided it
The combination of the busy junction location on a main route with documented speeding and poor driver behaviour, together with the more prominent digital advertisement with changing images at an elevated position, would constitute a detriment to the safe flow of traffic and pedestrian safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 9 of the Oldham Development Plan Document – Joint Core Strategy and Development Management Policies (2011)
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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