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Allowed21 March 20253356612

Bus Garage, Church Road, Stockton on Tees, TS18 2HW

Planning appeal 3356612 at Bus Garage, Church Road, Stockton on Tees, TS18 2HW (Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) was allowed on 21 March 2025 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on visual amenity and public safety.

Variation of condition 4 to allow greater luminance levels during daytime hours for 1 internally illuminated digital media screen advertisement

Authority
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Appeal type
advert · Advertisement Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Baxter C
Postcode
TS18 2HW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on visual amenity and public safety

What decided it

The proposed luminance levels would not exceed professional lighting guidance standards and would not have a harmful effect on visual amenity or public safety in this commercial urban location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SD8

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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2025

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