Bucks Hill Farm, Bucks Hill, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 9AP

an 18m High Swann 30H Lattice Tower to be installed on new concrete base and associated ancillary works

Authority: Three Rivers District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector: Praine N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
The effect of the proposal upon the openness of the Green Belt
The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
If the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The need for the Emergency Services Network to reliably access coverage in this location, combined with economic and social benefits of improved digital communications, constituted very special circumstances that clearly outweighed the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and character and appearance.

Framework references: 149, 137, 118

Plan policies cited: Policy CP11, Policy DM2, Policy CP1, Policy DM14

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