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Dismissed24 September 20213278393

8 Crag Bank Crescent, Carnforth, LA5 9EQ

Planning appeal 3278393 at 8 Crag Bank Crescent, Carnforth, LA5 9EQ (Lancaster City Council) was dismissed on 24 September 2021 by Inspector Taylor K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area.

originally described as ‘installation of a telescopic mast and amateur radio aerials within my site boundaries. The mast is fixed internally to my garage and formed of several sections of steel box section raised to full height via an electrically operated winch. A motor is mounted to the top of the mast (rotator) to allow the aerials to be rotated to a selected direction. The Aerials consist of a directional multi band High Frequency (HF) Beam and a combined Very High Frequency (VHF)/ Ultra High Frequency (UHF) vertical antenna

Authority
Lancaster City Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
telecoms · Householder developments
Inspector
Taylor K
Postcode
LA5 9EQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the scale, siting and height of the mast and antenna, which appears as an incongruous structure within the residential street scene, outweighs any personal benefit to the appellant's amateur radio hobby.

The personal benefit to the appellant as a keen amateur radio operator was outweighed by the significant harm to the character and appearance of the area; no material considerations, including the Framework, justified overriding the conflict with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM29 of A Local Plan for Lancaster District 2011-2031 Part Two: Review of the Development Management DPD, 2020
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56Paragraph 12

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