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Dismissed30 May 20253361587

Parsonage Retail Park, Parsonage Way, Leigh, WN7 5SJ

Planning appeal 3361587 at Parsonage Retail Park, Parsonage Way, Leigh, WN7 5SJ (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 May 2025 by Inspector Westbrook J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed displays on the visual amenity of the area around Atherleigh Way.

the Installation of two free-standing internally illuminated LED digital poster displays

Authority
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Westbrook J
Postcode
WN7 5SJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed displays on the visual amenity of the area around Atherleigh Way

What decided it

The proposed displays would be prominent and out of character with the otherwise uncluttered and unobstructed nature of the roadsides along this part of Atherleigh Way and would not represent a positive contribution to the established street scene.

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Policy CP10

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