Planning appeal decision
Bathurst Road, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5JA
Planning appeal 3289214 at Bathurst Road, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5JA (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 June 2022 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and on highway safety, and where harm is identified, whether this would be outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed, having regard to the potential availability of alternative sites.
a 15.0m phase 8 monopole C/W wrapround cabinet at base and associated ancillary works
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
- Postcode
- RG41 5JA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and on highway safety, and where harm is identified, whether this would be outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed, having regard to the potential availability of alternative sites
What decided it
The siting and appearance of the development would harm the character and appearance of the area, and the need to site the proposal in the location proposed would not outweigh this harm.
The decision letter
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