®Planning appeal decision
Land at Knoll Farm, Gipsy Lane, Wokingham, RG40 2BW
the installation of a 27.5m high telecommunications Swann 30H lattice mast with 3no. antennas, 2no. 0.6m dishes, 2no. ground-based equipment cabinets, and ancillary development thereto. Installed within an 8.0m x 6.0m compound with a 2.1m palisade fence
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Longmuir J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the adjacent protected trees
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to protected trees and moderate harm to character and appearance, supported by development plan policies, outweighed the benefits of improved telecommunications connectivity.
The benefits of improved digital connectivity for train passengers were outweighed by the significant harm to protected trees and moderate harm to character and appearance of the area, which conflicted with development plan and Framework support for tree retention and landscape protection.
Framework references: 174, 131, 114, 115
Plan policies cited: CP1, CP3, CC03, TB21
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.