Planning appeal decision
426 Bury Road, Bolton, BL2 6DT
Planning appeal 3375255 at 426 Bury Road, Bolton, BL2 6DT (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 29 January 2026 by Inspector Hunter A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition No 3 in respect of daylight illumination is reasonable in the interests of amenity and public safety.
Installation of 1 no. digital advertisement display following removal of existing advertisement display
- Authority
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- advert · Advertisement Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Hunter A
- Postcode
- BL2 6DT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition No 3 in respect of daylight illumination is reasonable in the interests of amenity and public safety
What decided it
The ILP Guidance supports varying advertisement luminance according to ambient light conditions, and the Council provided no evidence that allowing up to 5,000cd/m² during daylight would be unacceptably harmful to amenity or public safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CG4Policy S1Policy JP-P1
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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