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Dismissed10 March 20253358659

Manchester Motor Mart, 109-119 Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2NW

Planning appeal 3358659 at Manchester Motor Mart, 109-119 Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2NW (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2025 by Inspector Graham A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the visual amenity of the area.

Erection of 1 no. digital LED advertisement display (internally illuminated screen approximately 3m high by 6m in length)

Authority
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Graham A
Postcode
BL8 2NW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal upon the visual amenity of the area

What decided it

The large digital advertisement would obstruct windows, eliminate natural surveillance, erode townscape quality and visual integrity along a principal approach to Bury town centre, causing unacceptable harm to visual amenity and public safety.

What the Inspector cited

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Policy EN1/7Policy EN1/9

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