01/07/21

A spokesperson for Cardiff council said: "The decision made on June 29th is in line with Welsh Government guidance - as set out in Planning Policy Wales.

"In line with this policy and having considered the application, it was concluded that the advertisement would not have any ‘adverse impact upon amenity or highway safety', so the application was approved. This decision wasn't made by the Planning Committee, but through an officer delegated report through the Council's scheme of delegations.

"This application was for ‘Express Consent', which means in planning terms, that it can only be assessed on ‘amenity' and ‘public safety' grounds. ‘Express Consent' applications cannot be refused if any party considers it to be misleading, unnecessary or offensive in anyway on moral grounds. Put simply, we cannot refuse an application because it is not popular, or because people do not like it.  These matters need to be addressed to the applicant to consider."