®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed23 November 20233323305
Footpath Adjacent To - 81-83 Scale Hall Lane streetworks, Scale Hall Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 2RP
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
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.
Framework references: 115, 117
Plan policies cited: Policy DM29, Policy DM59, Policy DM58
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