®Planning appeal decision
Telecommunications Site SOT013, Footway at Junction of London Road and Fremantle Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 5NR
the installation of a new 20 metre high monopole supporting 6 No. antennas with a wrap-around equipment cabinet at the base of the column, the installation of 4 No. new equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto
- Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the siting and appearance of the development upon (i) the character and appearance of the area and (ii) the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties in respect of outlook
What decided it
The very significant harm caused to the character and appearance of the area by the introduction of substantial street apparatus into a prominent corner location with predominantly open and residential character outweighed the economic and social benefits of the development.
The economic and social benefits of 5G technological innovation and the technical requirement for the mast location were afforded very positive weight, but were outweighed by the very significant harm to the character and appearance of the area.
Framework references: 114, 127
Plan policies cited: CSP1 of the Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent Core Spatial Strategy 2006-2026
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