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Dismissed29 May 20253363129

300 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, M8 0PL

Planning appeal 3363129 at 300 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, M8 0PL (Manchester City Council) was dismissed on 29 May 2025 by Inspector McGurk N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity.

erection of a digital advertising screen (D-Poster)

Authority
Manchester City Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
McGurk N
Postcode
M8 0PL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity

What decided it

The proposed digital advertisement with its changing images would be considerably more visually intrusive than the static advertisement it would replace and would cause significant harm to the visual amenity of this largely residential area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy JP-S1 of the Places for Everyone Plan (2024)Core Strategy Policy EN1Core Strategy Policy SP1Core Strategy Policy DM1UDP Policy DC15UDP Policy E3

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