Footpath Adjacent To - 81-83 Scale Hall Lane Streetworks, Scale Hall Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 2RP

Planning appeal 3323305 at Footpath Adjacent To - 81-83 Scale Hall Lane Streetworks, Scale Hall Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 2RP (Lancaster City Council) was dismissed on 23 November 2023 by Inspector Robbie K, 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.

Proposed 5G telecoms installation: H3G 17m street pole and additional equipment cabinets

Authority: Lancaster City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector: Robbie K
Postcode: LA1 2RP

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
if any harm is identified whether that harm would be outweighed by the need for the installation and the lack of less harmful alternative sites

What decided it

The siting and appearance of the 17m monopole would be an incongruous and visually harmful feature in a residential area, and the appellant failed to demonstrate through adequate site search evidence that the proposed location was necessary and that less harmful alternatives had been properly explored.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM29Policy DM59Policy DM58
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 115Paragraph 117

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