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Allowed13 September 20233320275

Adopted Highway Land at the Junction of Stainbeck Avenue /Stainbeck Road, Stainbeck Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 2QU

Planning appeal 3320275 at Adopted Highway Land at the Junction of Stainbeck Avenue /Stainbeck Road, Stainbeck Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 2QU (Leeds City Council) was allowed on 13 September 2023 by Inspector Teasdale N, 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 this is outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed taking into account any suitable alternatives.

the proposed installation of telecommunications base station consisting of proposed 20m VF Hutchinson apollo A12RV2 pole, accommodating 6no. VF antennas, 1no. VF GPS module, with 2no. VF Lancaster XES cabinets and 1no. VF SFMC cabinet, along with ancillary equipment and apparatus thereto

Authority
Leeds City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector
Teasdale N
Postcode
LS7 2QU

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 need for the telecommunications installation and the lack of suitable alternative sites, supported by NPPF paragraph 114's emphasis on essential communications infrastructure, outweighed the identified harm to character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy P10 of the Leeds City Council Core Strategy (as amended by the Core Strategy Selective Review 2019)Policy GP5 of the UDPPolicy BD5 of the UDP
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 114Paragraph 117

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