®Planning appeal decision
Area of Grass Verge, Bardolph Avenue, Croydon,, London, CR0 9JY
Planning appeal 3276909 at Area of Grass Verge, Bardolph Avenue, Croydon,, London, CR0 9JY (London Borough of Croydon) was allowed on 15 March 2022 by Inspector Davies G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on the character and appearance of the area, including the outlook from neighbouring houses, and if any harm would occur whether this is outweighed by the need for the installation taking into account any suitable alternative locations and designs.
a 5G telecoms installation comprising a 15m high ‘slim line’ Phase 8 H3G street pole combined with wrap around cabinet and 3 no. cabinets with ancillary works – to be coloured green
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Davies G
- Postcode
- CR0 9JY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on the character and appearance of the area, including the outlook from neighbouring houses, and if any harm would occur whether this is outweighed by the need for the installation taking into account any suitable alternative locations and designs
What decided it
The visual harm caused by the mast is outweighed by the benefits of providing advanced, high quality and reliable 5G communications infrastructure, and no clearly preferable alternative sites exist within the technical constraints.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP4Policy DM33
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 114Paragraph 118
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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