®Planning appeal decision
Corner of Bridge Road and Arnison Road, Bridge Road, East Molesey, KT8 9HY
for installation of a 20 metre high monopole supporting 12no. antennas and 2no. 600mm dishes along with development ancillary thereto
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed monopole on the character and appearance of the area, including the settings of the East Molesey Kent Town Conservation Area and the East Molesey Bridge Road Conservation Area
- if any harm would be caused, whether this is outweighed by the need to site the installation in the location proposed, taking into account any suitable alternatives
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance and to the significance of two Conservation Areas caused by the height and bulk of the upper section of the monopole was not outweighed by the telecommunications benefits, particularly given that alternative sites had not been adequately demonstrated to be unavailable.
Framework references: 117, 196, 199, 200
Plan policies cited: Policy CS17, Policy DM12, Policy DM16
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.