®Planning appeal decision
Claremont Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5LT
Planning appeal 3277631 at Claremont Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5LT (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 20 October 2021 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- B18 5LT
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Birmingham Unitary Development Plan 2005 saved paragraph 8.55Birmingham Unitary Development Plan 2005 saved paragraph 8.55ABirmingham Unitary Development Plan 2005 saved paragraph 8.55BBirmingham Unitary Development Plan 2005 saved paragraph 8.55CTelecommunications Development: Mobile Phone Infrastructure Supplementary Planning Document 2008
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.
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