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Dismissed13 July 20266009937

Cartgate Garage, Stoke Sub Hamdon, TA14 6RA

Planning appeal 6009937 at Cartgate Garage, Stoke Sub Hamdon, TA14 6RA (Somerset Council) was dismissed on 13 July 2026 by Inspector L J Evans, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed advertisement would be acceptable in terms of public safety.

erection of an illuminated small format advertising display

Authority
Somerset Council
Appeal type
advert · Commercial advertisement
Procedure
Written
Development
advertisement
Inspector
L J Evans
Postcode
TA14 6RA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed advertisement would be acceptable in terms of public safety

What decided it

The siting of the illuminated digital display in close proximity to the A303 and slip road, combined with its capability to sequence changing advertisements every 10 seconds, would create an unacceptable distraction to drivers and prejudice highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy TA5 of the South Somerset Local Plan (2006-2028)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116

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