12-14 Advertising Right On Gable, Station Road, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5NR

the removal of 2 x 16 sheet existing advertisement hoardings and installation of a single static LED illuminated advertisement in portrait format, measuring 2.8m high x 1.92m wide, and comprising pressed metal frame and sealed LED screen

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Armstrong N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed advertisement on the amenity of the area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Horsforth Conservation Area
the effect of the proposed advertisement on public safety

What decided it

The proposal would introduce a large, illuminated digital advertisement in a highly prominent location within a Conservation Area that would be visually incongruous and create highway safety risks through driver and pedestrian distraction at a busy roundabout junction.

Framework references: 141

Plan policies cited: Policy P10, Policy P11, Policy BD8, Policy BD12, Policy GP5, Policy T2

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