Cromer Hyde Farm Cromer Hyde, Lemsford, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7XD

the creation of a secure compound area and the installation of 1no. telecommunications equipment container, a small electric meter cabinet and generator

Authority: Welwyn Hatfield Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector: Aqbal M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development is permitted development having regard to Paragraph A.1(9)(a) of Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the GPDO 2015
If the proposed development is permitted development, whether its siting and appearance would be acceptable having regard to the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal functionally supports and is physically connected via below-ground infrastructure to the existing long-haul fibre optic network, thereby satisfying the ancillary apparatus requirement under the GPDO and constituting permitted development.

Plan policies cited: Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy RA10, Policy R21

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