®Planning appeal decision
Land at Spellbrook Lane, Spellbrook Lane, Thorley Spellbrook, CM23 4AU
the installation of a new monopole 15m in height together with 3 no equipment cabinets at the base of the column and ancillary development
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Unknown
- Inspector
- Fallon 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 area and, if any harm would occur, whether this is outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed taking into account any suitable alternatives
What decided it
The Inspector concluded that the appellant had not sufficiently demonstrated that no suitable alternative sites existed in less prominent positions that would be less harmful, and therefore the significant harm to character and appearance caused by the prominent siting of the 15-metre monopole could not be justified.
Framework references: 114, 115, 117
Plan policies cited: Policy ED3, Policy DES4
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