Unit 1, Fairfield House New Craven Gate, LEEDS, LS11 5NF

Replacement and upgrade of an existing 48 sheet internally illuminated poster hoarding with a 48 sheet digital display, measuring 3.448m high x 6.496m wide

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: advert · Advertisement Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Caines A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the digital advertisement display on amenity
The effect of the digital advertisement display on public safety, with particular regard to highway safety

What decided it

The cumulative visual and distraction effects arising from two unsynchronised digital displays operating independently in close proximity could not be adequately mitigated by conditions and would cause unacceptable harm to both amenity and highway safety.

Framework references: 141

Plan policies cited: Policy BD8 (Leeds UDP Review 2006), Policy GP5 (Leeds UDP Review 2006), Policy P10 (Leeds Local Plan Core Strategy 2014; Selective Review 2019), Policy T2 (Leeds Local Plan Core Strategy 2014; Selective Review 2019)

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