®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed9 March 20233306616
Area of Footpath, Burtons Road, Hampton Hill, Teddington, TW12 1DX
5G telecoms installation: H3G street pole and additional equipment cabinets
- Authority
- Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the siting and appearance of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including with regard to effects on the setting of 234 Uxbridge Road, a Building of Townscape Merit, and on Metropolitan Open Land
- the effect of the siting of the development on flood risk
- the effect of the siting of the development on biodiversity and ecology
- if any harm would occur, whether this would be outweighed by the need for the development to be sited on the appeal site having regard to any suitable alternatives
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that a robust sequential approach to site selection had been undertaken, combined with the unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and insufficient evidence regarding flood risk, outweighed the benefits of improved telecommunications connectivity.
Plan policies cited: Policy LP 1, Policy LP 4, Policy LP 13, Policy LP 15, Policy LP 21, Policy LP 33
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.