Planning appeal decision
Portway , Milton Keynes, MK14 7BF
Planning appeal 3361312 at Portway , Milton Keynes, MK14 7BF (Milton Keynes Council) was allowed on 6 August 2025 by Inspector Barton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Condition No. 1 is reasonable and necessary, having regard to the requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007.
Erection of a D48 internally illuminated digital advertising display
- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- advert · Advertisement Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Barton P
- Postcode
- MK14 7BF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether Condition No. 1 is reasonable and necessary, having regard to the requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007
What decided it
The absence of substantive evidence that circumstances would change sufficiently by the end of the 3-year period to make the advertisement unacceptable in relation to amenity or public safety, as required by the Planning Practice Guidance for imposing conditions beyond the standard regulatory requirements.
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