Planning appeal decision
Shell, Liscard Road, Wallasey, CH44 9AD
Planning appeal 3371352 at Shell, Liscard Road, Wallasey, CH44 9AD (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 8 October 2025 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Condition 8 is reasonable and necessary to safeguard the living conditions of nearby residents, particularly in relation to light intrusion during nighttime hours.
Erection of a D6 digital advertisement (approximately 2.4 metres high by 1.2 metres wide) within the forecourt of a petrol station
- Authority
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- advert · Advertisement Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- CH44 9AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether Condition 8 is reasonable and necessary to safeguard the living conditions of nearby residents, particularly in relation to light intrusion during nighttime hours
What decided it
The existing 24-hour illuminated environment of the petrol station, combined with the modest scale and brightness limitations of the digital display, means Condition 8 is not necessary or reasonable to safeguard living conditions of nearby residents.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy WS6Policy WS7Policy WD10
- 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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