®Planning appeal decision
Junction of Vaughan Road and New Street, Willenhall, WV13 3TB
Planning appeal 3298727 at Junction of Vaughan Road and New Street, Willenhall, WV13 3TB (Wolverhampton City Council) was allowed on 9 November 2022 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the Royal Oak public house as a non-designated heritage asset, and, if any harm would occur, whether this is outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed, taking into account any suitable alternatives.
the installation of an 18 metre high monopole supporting 6 no. antennas, 4 no. equipment cabinets and development works ancillary thereto
- Authority
- Wolverhampton City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Smith H
- Postcode
- WV13 3TB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the Royal Oak public house as a non-designated heritage asset, and, if any harm would occur, whether this is outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed, taking into account any suitable alternatives
What decided it
The public benefits provided by improved network coverage and capacity for the local community and businesses significantly outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and less than substantial harm to the non-designated heritage asset, particularly given the absence of suitable alternative sites.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CSP4ENV2ENV3D4D6D7D9HE1HE19EP20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 114Paragraph 117Paragraph 203
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
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in Wolverhampton
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Dismissed29 October 20266013350Wergs Road, Wolverhampton, WV6 8QN
- Allowed26 October 20266013623Footpath Outside 43 Dunkley Street, Worverhampton, WV1 4AN
- Allowed26 October 20266013620Footpath Outside 43 Dunkley Street, Worverhampton, WV1 4AN
- Dismissed21 May 20266004247Footpath Outside 1e Clark Road/Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV3 9NW
- Dismissed21 May 20266004246Footpath Outside 1e Clark Road/Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV3 9NW
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.