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BT Telephone Exchange, Fairgreen Road, Baldwins Gate, ST5 5BU
Planning appeal 3316931 at BT Telephone Exchange, Fairgreen Road, Baldwins Gate, ST5 5BU (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 June 2023 by Inspector Clowes M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 that harm would be outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed, taking into account any suitable alternatives.
installation of 15m telegraph pole style telecommunications mast, antennas, ground-based equipment cabinets and associated development
- Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Clowes M
- Postcode
- ST5 5BU
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 that harm would be outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed, taking into account any suitable alternatives
What decided it
The Appellant failed to demonstrate that less harmful alternative sites were not suitable or available, and the visual harm to the character and appearance of the residential area was not outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited at the proposed location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP1 of the Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent Core Spatial Strategy 2006–2026 (2009)Policy T19 of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Local Plan 2011 (2003)Policy DC2 of the Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan (2019)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 115Paragraph 117
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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