Planning appeal decision
ELM10129 - Manor Road North Sw, Manor Road North, Elmbridge, Surrey, KT10 0AG
Planning appeal 3271160 at ELM10129 - Manor Road North Sw, Manor Road North, Elmbridge, Surrey, KT10 0AG (Elmbridge Borough Council) was allowed on 16 December 2021 by Inspector Miles H, 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 and, if any harm would occur, whether this is outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed taking into account any suitable alternatives.
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- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Miles H
- Postcode
- KT10 0AG
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 and, if any harm would occur, whether this is outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed taking into account any suitable alternatives
What decided it
The site proposed is the most suitable to provide the required 5G service, and the acceptance of telecommunications equipment by the GPDO outweighs the visual harm to character and appearance.
the visual harm to character and appearance was outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed and the acceptance of telecommunications equipment by the GPDO
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Policy DM16Policy CS17
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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