Planning appeal decision
Pavement Outside 2A Market Street, Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside, OL6 6BX
Planning appeal 3345902 at Pavement Outside 2A Market Street, Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside, OL6 6BX (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 December 2024 by Inspector Major R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the conservation area.
installation of multifunctional communication hub including defibrillator and advertisement display
- Appeal type
- advert · Advertisement Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Major R
- Postcode
- OL6 6BX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the conservation area
What decided it
The proposal would have an unacceptable impact on the character and appearance of the conservation area by adding to visual clutter, and the public benefits do not outweigh the harm to the heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy C2Policy C4Policy JP-P2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 119Paragraph 215
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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