Planning appeal decision
Simpson Road, Boothstown, Salford, M28 1FB
Planning appeal 3295100 at Simpson Road, Boothstown, Salford, M28 1FB (Salford City Council) was dismissed on 2 August 2022 by Inspector Jones D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the siting of the proposal on highway and pedestrian safety and, if any harm is identified, whether it would be outweighed by the need for the installation and the lack of less harmful alternative sites.
a 20.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works
- Authority
- Salford City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jones D
- Postcode
- M28 1FB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the siting of the proposal on highway and pedestrian safety and, if any harm is identified, whether it would be outweighed by the need for the installation and the lack of less harmful alternative sites
What decided it
The reduction of the footpath width to 1.5 metres would unacceptably harm pedestrian safety and free flow, and this harm was not outweighed by the benefits of the installation given the lack of a thorough alternative site search.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy A8Policy DEV1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 114Paragraph 117
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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