89059 - Adopted Highway, Quinton Road, Bournbrook, Birmingham, B17 0QA

Planning appeal 3271283 at 89059 - Adopted Highway, Quinton Road, Bournbrook, Birmingham, B17 0QA (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 13 August 2021 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area and whether any harm caused is outweighed by the need to site the installation in the proposed location.

a 20m height column supporting 6no. antennas, 2no. 0.3mm microwave dishes and the installation of 1no. equipment cabinet

Authority: Birmingham City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector: McDonagh C
Postcode: B17 0PY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area and whether any harm caused is outweighed by the need to site the installation in the proposed location

What decided it

The substantial visual harm caused by the siting and appearance of the mast in a residential area of open, spacious character, combined with inadequate evidence of alternative sites and insufficient consideration of design mitigation, outweighed the benefits of the telecommunications infrastructure.

The benefits of 5G network rollout and telecommunications infrastructure, whilst important, did not outweigh the substantial visual harm to the character and appearance of the area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Birmingham Plan Unitary Development Plan paragraph 8.55Birmingham Plan Unitary Development Plan paragraph 8.55A-C
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 114

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