®Planning appeal decision
30 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6NN
Planning appeal 3270675 at 30 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6NN (City of Westminster Council) was allowed on 10 August 2021 by Inspector Small M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and the area, with particular regard to the Birdcage Walk Conservation Area, and whether any harm would be outweighed by any benefits of the proposal, including the need to site the installation in the location proposed having regard to the potential availability of alternative sites.
installation of 6No. antenna apertures across 3No. steel support structures (approx. 35m AGL to top), 3No. 600mm diameter dishes across 3No. support poles, 8No. cabinets onto roof-top behind proposed screening, 1No. cabinet at ground-level, ancillary works thereto
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Small M
- Postcode
- SW1E 6NN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and the area, with particular regard to the Birdcage Walk Conservation Area, and whether any harm would be outweighed by any benefits of the proposal, including the need to site the installation in the location proposed having regard to the potential availability of alternative sites
What decided it
The significant public benefits of continued and enhanced communications infrastructure, including 5G rollout and the Emergency Services Network, outweighed the limited harm to the conservation area where no materially less harmful alternative site was available.
The limited harm to the character and appearance of the Birdcage Walk Conservation Area was outweighed by the significant benefits of continued and potentially enhanced communications infrastructure, including 5G provision and the Emergency Services Network.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 19 (A)Policy 19 (D)Policy 38 (B)Policy 39 (B)Policy 39 (K)Policy 40 (A)Policy 40 (D)Policy SI 6 of The London Plan 2021Policy D2 of the London Plan 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202Paragraph 56
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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