Planning appeal decision
Area of Grass Verge, Kensington Avenue/Green Lane, Thornton Heath, Greater London, CR7 8BJ
Planning appeal 3322926 at Area of Grass Verge, Kensington Avenue/Green Lane, Thornton Heath, Greater London, CR7 8BJ (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 17 November 2023 by Inspector Parkin A, 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 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 alternative locations.
5G telecoms installation: H3G 15m street pole and additional equipment cabinets
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Parkin A
- Postcode
- CR7 8BJ
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 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 alternative locations
What decided it
The siting and appearance of the proposed development would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area, and the appellant failed to demonstrate that the installation must be sited as proposed given the availability of potentially suitable alternative locations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3Policy SP4Policy DM10Policy DM33
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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