Area of Grass Verge, Monmouth Drive, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 6JL

5G telecoms installation: H3G 15m street pole and additional equipment cabinets

Authority: Birmingham City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector: Edwards J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the siting and appearance of the development on the significance of Sutton Park, a grade II registered historic park and garden
the effect of the siting and appearance of the development on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the siting and appearance of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of 123 and 125 Monmouth Drive in terms of outlook

What decided it

The identified harm to the setting and significance of Sutton Park as a registered historic park and garden, to which great weight must be given under the Framework, outweighed the public benefits of improved 5G signal coverage.

Framework references: 202

Plan policies cited: DM16, PG3, TP12, DM2, Design principle 24 of the Birmingham Design Guide 2022

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.

What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

Then the development plan position, the housing land supply as an Inspector last accepted it, and every appeal decided around the site with its letter.

Every English appeal since 2016, with the letter behind it wherever the Inspectorate published one. Searched by meaning as well as by words, with the key case law counted live across the letters.

Casework that chases the deadlines. Applications, appeals and conditions with their statutory dates.

The judgement stays yours. The tool gathers the material and dates it.