Planning appeal decision
Shell Petrol Filling Station, Bradfield Road, Crewe, CW1 3RA
Planning appeal 3361304 at Shell Petrol Filling Station, Bradfield Road, Crewe, CW1 3RA (Cheshire East) was allowed on 15 August 2025 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 7 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of amenity and public safety having regard to the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2007.
Erection of illuminated small format double sided advertising display
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- advert · Advertisement Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
- Postcode
- CW1 3RA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 7 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of amenity and public safety having regard to the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2007
What decided it
The disputed condition requiring removal and restoration of the advertisement is more restrictive than the statutory regulations require and is not reasonable or necessary in the interests of amenity or public safety, lacking any justification for imposing obligations beyond those in the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2007.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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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