Planning appeal decision
Land Fronting , Derby Road Kirkdale, Liverpool, L20 8EE
Planning appeal 3337440 at Land Fronting , Derby Road Kirkdale, Liverpool, L20 8EE (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 13 May 2024 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement upon highway safety.
a single leg, free standing advertising structure featuring one internally illuminated sequential display screen
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hartley S
- Postcode
- L20 8EE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisement upon highway safety
What decided it
The reduced luminosity levels proposed, combined with the junction's characteristics and the display's positioning directly in drivers' views, would not cause unacceptable harm to highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EQ11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 141
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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