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Allowed5 February 20253348176

Pavement O/S 15 Whitworth Street West, Manchester, M1 5WG

Planning appeal 3348176 at Pavement O/S 15 Whitworth Street West, Manchester, M1 5WG (Manchester City Council) was allowed on 5 February 2025 by Inspector Couper C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, and the setting of listed buildings.

Removal of existing New World Payphones red telephone box outside Ritz Theatre and installation of new digital communications kiosk on pavement outside 15 Whitworth Street West

Authority
Manchester City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
telecoms · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Couper C
Postcode
M1 5WG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Appeal A: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, and the setting of listed buildings
  • Appeal B: the effect of the proposal on visual amenity

What decided it

Appeal A succeeded because the kiosk's design, scale, siting and contemporary style would not harm character, appearance or the setting of the listed viaduct; Appeal B failed because the illuminated digital display would introduce harmful visual prominence and commercial character incongruous with the area's restrained advertising environment.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Manchester Core Strategy 2012 Policy EN 1Manchester Core Strategy 2012 Policy EN 3Manchester Core Strategy 2012 Policy SP 1Manchester Core Strategy 2012 Policy CC 9Manchester Core Strategy 2012 Policy DM 1Manchester Unitary Development Plan 1995 Policy DC15Manchester Unitary Development Plan 1995 Policy DC18Manchester Unitary Development Plan 1995 Policy DC19
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 141

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