462-468 London Road, Sheffield, S2 4HP

for the replacement of the former Backlight 48-sheet display, which was removed recently, with a new Double sided D48 LED digital display. The proposed display will be exactly the same dimensions as the former unit and will be freestanding on a single unipole, with the bottom moulding of the display positioned approximately 2.0 metres above ground level

Authority: Sheffield City Council
Appeal type: advert · Commercial advertisement
Procedure: Written
Development: advertisement
Postcode: S2 4HP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed advertisement on amenity

What decided it

The removal of adjoining development has fundamentally altered the site context, such that the proposed illuminated digital display would appear visually intrusive and incongruous within an exposed and isolated roadside position, contrary to the interests of amenity.

Framework references: 11

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