Planning appeal decision
Manchester Road Street Works, Manchester Road, Tameside, M34 5PX
Planning appeal 3317719 at Manchester Road Street Works, Manchester Road, Tameside, M34 5PX (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 December 2023 by Inspector Worthington E, 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 the significance of nearby heritage assets.
Proposed 5G telecoms installation: H3G 18m street pole and additional equipment cabinets
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Worthington E
- Postcode
- M34 5PX
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 the significance of nearby heritage assets
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve the settings of the nearby listed structures and would be harmful to character and appearance, with the public benefits not outweighing the harm to heritage significance, particularly given the failure to adequately demonstrate that no suitable alternative sites exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- UDP Policy U2UDP Policy C1UDP Policy C6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 114Paragraph 115Paragraph 117Paragraph 118Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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