®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To 79 Abbots Wood Road, Abbots Wood Road, Luton , LU2 0LU
the decommissioning of existing antennas on adjacent lamppost and installation of a replacement 18-metre-high monopole supporting 6 no. antennas with a wraparound equipment cabinet at the base of the column, as well as the installation of 3 no. new equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto
- Authority
- Luton Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Billings 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 surrounding area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby dwellings at 79 Abbots Wood Road and 64 Cowridge Crescent, in regard to outlook
- 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 surrounding area and the outlook of nearby dwellings, and this harm was not outweighed by the telecommunications benefits because suitable alternative locations had not been properly explored.
Framework references: 118
Plan policies cited: Policy LLP1, Policy LLP25, Policy LLP35
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