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Dismissed21 August 20253369113

273 Middleton Road, Oldham, Lancashire, OL9 6JU

Planning appeal 3369113 at 273 Middleton Road, Oldham, Lancashire, OL9 6JU (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 August 2025 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the digital display upon public safety.

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Authority
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hartley S
Postcode
OL9 6JU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the digital display upon public safety

What decided it

The moving, coloured digital display would form a substantial and additional distraction to drivers and pedestrians at a location requiring high concentration due to traffic volume, frequency, and turning movements, thereby adversely affecting public safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 9 of the Oldham Local Development Framework Development Plan 2011
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 117

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