®Planning appeal decision
Area of existing grass verge / footpath off Marsland Road, Sale, M33 3NW
the installation of a new 20m monopole tower, associated radio-equipment housing and ancillary development
- Authority
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Veevers A
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
- Whether the siting and appearance of the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II Listed Buildings, The Sale and Sale Old Hall Dovecote, or Walkden Gardens, a non-designated heritage asset
- If any harm would occur, whether this is outweighed by the need for the development to be sited as proposed, taking into account any suitable alternative sites
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets and harm to character and appearance, combined with the appellant's failure to adequately demonstrate that suitable alternative sites had been properly considered, outweighed the public benefits of the telecommunications infrastructure.
Framework references: 118, 119, 121, 195, 205, 206, 208, 209
Plan policies cited: Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document, Policy JP-P2 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document, Policy JP-C2 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.