®Planning appeal decision
Drove Road, Haywood Village, Weston Super Mare, BS23 3PH
a Phase 8 Monopole C/W wraparound cabinet at base and associated ancillary works
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Davies B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the siting and appearance of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the applicant has undertaken a suitable search of alternative sites
What decided it
The failure to provide compelling evidence that alternative sites have been adequately assessed, as required by NPPF paragraph 117, combined with the identified harm to the character of the residential area and the appearance of the visually sensitive A370 corridor approach.
the benefits of 5G infrastructure provision were outweighed by the harm to the character and appearance of the area and the failure to adequately assess alternative sites
Framework references: 117
Plan policies cited: Policy SA10
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