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Allowed21 January 20263373937

56 Aberford Road, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8HP

Planning appeal 3373937 at 56 Aberford Road, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8HP (Leeds City Council) was allowed on 21 January 2026 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed advertisement would pose an unacceptable risk to public safety, with specific regard to the safety of vehicles and pedestrians using the public highway.

D6 display (digital advertisement screen) at petrol filling station forecourt

Authority
Leeds City Council
Appeal type
advert · Advertisement Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Storey P
Postcode
LS26 8HP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed advertisement would pose an unacceptable risk to public safety, with specific regard to the safety of vehicles and pedestrians using the public highway

What decided it

The appellant's Highway Safety Report persuasively demonstrated that the static digital display would not create an unacceptable public safety risk to vehicles or pedestrians, and this assessment was not contradicted by substantive evidence or the Inspector's site observations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Saved Policy GP5 of the Leeds UDP Review – Volume 1: Written Statement – Adopted July 2006Policy T2 of the Core Strategy (as amended by the Core Strategy Selective Review 2019)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 141

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