®Planning appeal decision
Hayes Information Management, Barrat Industrial Park, Gillender Street, London, E3 3JX
Planning appeal 3272180 at Hayes Information Management, Barrat Industrial Park, Gillender Street, London, E3 3JX (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was allowed on 2 November 2021 by Inspector Walker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed roof structures would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Limehouse Cut Conservation Area including the effect on the character and appearance of the locally listed building.
The installation of 3no roofpods accommodating 12no antenna apertures (4no per roofpod) 2no transmission dishes (1no on a new mafi frame, 1no on an existing mafi frame), plus 3no equipment cabinets on the rooftop, and 1no meter cabinet at ground-level, and ancillary development thereto. As part of this proposal, 4no existing antennas and supporting freestanding frames, 2no existing antennas and support poles, 2no equipment cabinets (roof-level) and 1no meter cabinet (ground-level) will be removed
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Walker R
- Postcode
- E3 3LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed roof structures would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Limehouse Cut Conservation Area including the effect on the character and appearance of the locally listed building
What decided it
The significant public benefits of maintaining and improving vital communications infrastructure, supported by the Framework's policy on electronic communications networks, outweighed the less than substantial harm to the conservation area and locally listed building.
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and locally listed building was outweighed by the significant public benefits of maintaining and improving vital communications infrastructure.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC1 of the London Plan (2021)Policy S.DH3 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan (2020)Policy D.DH11 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan (2020)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 203
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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