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Dismissed21 March 20223281039

North Orbital Road Streetworks, North Orbital Road, Waterdale, Bricket Wood, AL2 3ET

Planning appeal 3281039 at North Orbital Road Streetworks, North Orbital Road, Waterdale, Bricket Wood, AL2 3ET (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 21 March 2022 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the siting of the proposal on highway safety.

20.0m Phase 8 Monopole with wraparound cabinet at base and associated ancillary works

Authority
St Albans City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector
Savage K
Postcode
AL2 3ET

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the siting of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The siting of the monopole in close proximity to fast-moving traffic on the Strategic Road Network posed an unacceptable risk to highway safety that could not be mitigated in the absence of detailed installation and maintenance procedures.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Saved Policy 34 of the St Albans District Local Plan Review 1994
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 114

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