®Planning appeal decision
Area of Footpath at Macclesfield Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 6BE
a 5G 17m telecoms installation: H3G street pole and additional equipment cabinets
- Authority
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hughes L
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
- the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on the living conditions of occupiers of adjacent properties with particular regard to outlook
- the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on highway safety
- if any harm is identified, whether this would be outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed taking into account any suitable alternatives
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance, living conditions, and highway safety was not sufficiently outweighed by a demonstration of lack of alternative sites, and the appellant failed to adequately assess and discount alternative options.
Framework references: 115, 117, 118, 126, 130, 131, 134, 104, 110, 111, 112
Plan policies cited: Core Strategy policy SIE-1, Core Strategy policy SIE-3, Core Strategy policy SIE-5, Core Strategy policy CS9, Core Strategy policy CS10, Core Strategy policy T-1, Core Strategy policy T-3, Radio Telecommunication Development Supplementary Planning Guidance (RTD SPG)
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.