Planning appeal decision
Fox Hollies Road Sw, Fox Hollies Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 9EF
Planning appeal 3278826 at Fox Hollies Road Sw, Fox Hollies Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 9EF (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 2 December 2021 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area and a non-designated heritage asset.
Proposed 20.0m high EE/H3G Phase 7 Streetworks Pole on root foundation and associated ancillary works for telecommunications installation
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cooper P
- Postcode
- B28 9EF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area and a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance of the residential area and less than substantial harm to the non-designated heritage asset were not outweighed by the public benefits of telecommunications provision, particularly given inadequate assessment of alternative sites.
The economic and social benefits of an effective communications network were outweighed by the harm generated by the siting of the mast in a residential location adjacent to a non-designated heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Paragraphs 8.55 A-C of the Birmingham Unitary Development Plan (2005)Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan (2017)Policy TP12 of the Birmingham Development Plan (2017)Telecommunications Development: Mobile Phones Supplementary Planning Document
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 114Paragraph 117Paragraph 199
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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