®Planning appeal decision
Area of Footpath, Pedmore Road, Lye Stourbridge, Dudley, DY9 8DA
Planning appeal 3322938 at Area of Footpath, Pedmore Road, Lye Stourbridge, Dudley, DY9 8DA (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 December 2023 by Inspector Rawle S, 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.
5G telecoms installation: H3G 16m street pole and additional equipment cabinets
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rawle S
- Postcode
- DY9 8DA
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 16m street pole would stand out as an isolated and atypical structure that would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the area, and the appellant failed to demonstrate that less harmful alternatives had been fully explored.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV2 of the Black Country Core Strategy adopted February 2011Policy D8 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy adopted March 2017
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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