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Area of Existing Grass Verge / Footpath off Marsland Road, Sale, M33 3NW
Planning appeal 3299899 at Area of Existing Grass Verge / Footpath off Marsland Road, Sale, M33 3NW (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 November 2024 by Inspector Veevers A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
the installation of a new 20m monopole tower, associated radio-equipment housing and ancillary development
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Veevers A
- Postcode
- M33 3NW
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan Core StrategyPolicy JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan DocumentPolicy JP-P2 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan DocumentPolicy JP-C2 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 118Paragraph 119Paragraph 121Paragraph 195Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208Paragraph 209
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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