®Planning appeal decision
Claremont Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5LT
15 m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wraparound cabinet at base and associated works
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Edwards J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposal on the Jellybean Pre-School Nursery as well as the general character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant weight attributed to the social and economic benefits of enhanced telecommunications coverage provided sufficient justification to allow the scheme despite conflict with development plan policy, in the absence of any identifiable actual harm to the nursery or character and appearance of the area.
The benefits of enhanced telecommunications coverage outweighed the conflict with development plan policy requiring consideration of alternative sites, in the absence of identifiable actual harm.
Plan policies cited: Birmingham Unitary Development Plan 2005 saved paragraph 8.55, Birmingham Unitary Development Plan 2005 saved paragraph 8.55A, Birmingham Unitary Development Plan 2005 saved paragraph 8.55B, Birmingham Unitary Development Plan 2005 saved paragraph 8.55C, Telecommunications Development: Mobile Phone Infrastructure Supplementary Planning Document 2008
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.