Farm Gate Vets, Lancaster Auction Mart, Wyresdale Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3JQ

the installation of a 25 metre monopole telecommunications mast to support 6no. apertures, 4no. dishes, and ancillary ground level equipment hitherto. Proposals are to be installed within a compound secured with 2.4m high palisade fencing

Authority: Lancaster City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector: Hitchcock R

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 locality and the Williamson Park Conservation Area

What decided it

The significant adverse impact on the character and appearance of the locality and the Williamson Park Conservation Area arising from the visual prominence of the mast headset above the tree line could not be justified by the public benefits of the proposal.

Framework references: 202

Plan policies cited: Policy SP7, Policy DM29, Policy DM38, Policy DM39, Policy DM46, Policy DM59

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