Planning appeal decision
Pavement O/S The Arcades, Warrington Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 7JD
Planning appeal 3351547 at Pavement O/S The Arcades, Warrington Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 7JD (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 15 January 2025 by Inspector Young D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the installation of advertised communication hub unit with defibrillator
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Young D
- Postcode
- OL6 7JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The safety of pedestrians
What decided it
The diminutive scale of the proposed hub, the highly commercialised nature of the surrounding area, and the absence of evidence demonstrating that advertisement hubs of this kind pose a genuine public safety concern.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Places for Everyone Policy JP-C2Places for Everyone Policy JP-P2Places for Everyone Policy JP-C6Tameside UDP Policy C2Tameside UDP Policy C4Tameside UDP Policy T1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 10
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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