Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, LONDON, W1T 7NF

the installation of a 10m rooftop stub tower supporting 12 no. antennas installed on new support poles fixed to the new tower headframe, 3 no. 0.6m dishes and retention of 1 no. 0.3m dish, 4 no. cabinets and retention of 2 no. cabinets on a steel platform, the removal of redundant equipment and steelwork and development ancillary thereto

Authority: London Borough of Camden
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Burnham T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the 10m rooftop stub tower on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to its effect on the setting of the Fitzroy Square and Bloomsbury Conservation Areas

What decided it

The public benefits of improved telecommunications provision do not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the setting and significance of the Fitzroy Square and Bloomsbury Conservation Areas caused by the prominent and unattractive appearance of the proposed tower structure.

Framework references: 196

Plan policies cited: Policy D1 of the Camden Local Plan (2017)

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