Planning appeal decision
Area of Footpath, Hogarth Road and Daventry Road Junction Adjacent to No. 2 Hogarth Road, Rochdale, OL11 2QS
Planning appeal 3323005 at Area of Footpath, Hogarth Road and Daventry Road Junction Adjacent to No. 2 Hogarth Road, Rochdale, OL11 2QS (Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 April 2024 by Inspector Bennett T, 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 20m street pole and additional equipment cabinets
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bennett T
- Postcode
- OL11 2QS
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 siting and appearance of the 20-metre pole would have an unacceptably harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area, and suitable alternatives had not been properly explored to justify this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P1Policy P3Policy DM1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 121
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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