®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed7 November 20233319651
Caversham Park Road Street Works, Caversham Park Road, Reading, RH4 6QN
5G telecoms installation: H3G 20m street pole and additional equipment cabinets
- Authority
- Reading Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Shearing C
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 designated Local Green Space and Public Open Space to the north, and the adjacent oak tree
- 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 siting and appearance of the proposed installation would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area, the designated open space, and the adjacent notable oak tree, and the appellant failed to demonstrate that less harmful alternative sites had been properly explored.
Plan policies cited: Policy CC7, Policy OU3, Policy EN7, Policy EN8, Policy EN14
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