Planning appeal decision
Deighton Road, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 7TE
Planning appeal 3299299 at Deighton Road, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 7TE (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 21 October 2022 by Inspector Robbie K, 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 setting of designated and non-designated heritage assets, and trees.
5G telecoms installation: H3G Phase 8 20m high street pole c/w wrap-around cabinet and 3 further additional equipment cabinets
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Robbie K
- Postcode
- LS22 7TE
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 setting of designated and non-designated heritage assets, and trees
- If any harm is identified whether that harm would be outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed and the lack of less harmful alternative sites
What decided it
The moderate public benefits of 5G coverage were not sufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the heritage assets and the adverse effect on the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV1 of the Wetherby Neighbourhood PlanPolicy P10 of the Leeds Core StrategyPolicy P11 of the Leeds Core StrategyPolicy P12 of the Leeds Core StrategyPolicy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 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.
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