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Dismissed31 December 20253373894

Land Adj to- Esso Service Station & Tesco Express, The Grove, Barrack Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 2EX

Planning appeal 3373894 at Land Adj to- Esso Service Station & Tesco Express, The Grove, Barrack Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 2EX (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 31 December 2025 by Inspector Dickson R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on public safety.

freestanding advertising structure featuring one internally illuminated sequential display screen facing west to replace four existing poster panels

Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Dickson R
Postcode
BH23 2EX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on public safety
  • the effect of the proposal on visual amenity of the area

What decided it

The digital display would distract road users at a safety-critical location with complex traffic movements and recorded collisions, and would cumulatively harm visual amenity through its scale, illumination, and cumulative impact with existing advertisements.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy KS11Policy HE2Policy HE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 141

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