®Planning appeal decision
Plumstead Road, Woolwich, London, SE18 7HR
proposed telecommunications installation: Proposed 15.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Osgathorp C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the efficient flow of pedestrian traffic along Plumstead Road
What decided it
The obstruction caused to pedestrian flow on a well-used route by the siting of the equipment in the main pedestrian desire line outweighed the significant benefits of improved telecommunications infrastructure.
The significant benefits of improved 5G communications infrastructure were outweighed by the significant harm to the efficient flow of pedestrian traffic on a well-used route.
Framework references: 112
Plan policies cited: Policy D8 of the LP2021, Policy DH1 of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy with Detailed Policies 2014, Policy IM(b) of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy with Detailed Policies 2014
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.