®Planning appeal decision
Highways Land Green Lane, Thornton, Shefton, L23 1TJ
Planning appeal 3267905 at Highways Land Green Lane, Thornton, Shefton, L23 1TJ (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2021 by Inspector Morgan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the setting of designated and non-designated heritage assets.
Installation of a 20m high street works column supporting 6 no. antennas, 2no. 0.3m dishes and ancillary equipment. The installation of 2no. equipment cabinets and development ancillary thereto
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Morgan R
- Postcode
- L23 1TJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the setting of designated and non-designated heritage assets
- the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The evidence was insufficient to demonstrate that no alternative sites were available which would cause less harm to the setting of designated heritage assets and the character and appearance of the area, so the public benefits of 5G coverage did not outweigh the identified harm.
the modest harm to the setting of designated heritage assets and harm to character and appearance was not outweighed by the significant benefits of 5G coverage and advanced communications infrastructure
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EQ2Policy HC3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 193Paragraph 196Paragraph 112
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.
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