®Planning appeal decision
Area of Grass Verge, Newmarket Road, Mount Pleasant, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 2HW
Planning appeal 3322602 at Area of Grass Verge, Newmarket Road, Mount Pleasant, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 2HW (Norwich City Council) was dismissed on 19 February 2024 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on trees and heritage assets.
a 5G telecoms installation: H3G 15m street pole and additional equipment cabinets
- Authority
- Norwich City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
- Postcode
- NR2 2HW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on trees and heritage assets
- if any harm would occur, whether this would be outweighed by public benefits and 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 large equipment cabinets would cause less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area's significance, and this harm would not be outweighed by the limited public benefits, particularly given that alternative sites had not been satisfactorily ruled out.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 of the Joint Core StrategyPolicy 2 of the Joint Core StrategyPolicy DM3 of the Norwich Development Management Policies Local PlanPolicy DM9 of the Norwich Development Management Policies Local PlanPolicy DM10 of the Norwich Development Management Policies Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 118Paragraph 119Paragraph 121Paragraph 205Paragraph 208
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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