®Planning appeal decision
Hayes Information Management, Barrat Industrial Park, Gillender Street, London, E3 3JX
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
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.
Framework references: 199, 202, 203
Plan policies cited: 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)
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.