Planning appeal decision
East Lancashire Road, Salford, M27 0AA
Planning appeal 6004734 at East Lancashire Road, Salford, M27 0AA (Salford City Council) was dismissed on 16 July 2026 by Inspector T Law, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.
Erection of 1x D-Poster Advertisement
- Authority
- Salford City Council
- Appeal type
- advert · Commercial advertisement
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- advertisement
- Inspector
- T Law
- Postcode
- M27 0AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The proposed advertisement would introduce an additional source of driver distraction at a location where highway conditions already require a high level of concentration, resulting in unacceptable risk to public safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy A6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 141
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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