PAVEMENT OUTSIDE Boots The Chemists Ltd, 1 Town Square Shopping Centre, OLDHAM, OL1 1XD

the ‘installation of a modern, multifunctional Hub unit featuring an integral advertisement display and defibrillator’

Authority: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Couper C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the safety of highway users
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Oldham Town Centre Conservation Area

What decided it

The proposal's location within an established commercial streetscene with existing street furniture and illuminated advertisements, combined with the highway configuration and low vehicular speeds, meant it would not harm highway safety or the character and appearance of the conservation area.

Framework references: 215, 141

Plan policies cited: Policy 9 of the Oldham Joint Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2011

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