B3223, Near Simonsbath, Simonsbath, Somerset, TA24 7JX

Planning appeal 3324639 at B3223, Near Simonsbath, Simonsbath, Somerset, TA24 7JX (Exmoor) was dismissed on 2 April 2024 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the location of the installation within the Exmoor National Park, and whether any harm would be outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed taking into account any suitable alternatives.

a telecommunications installation: proposed 20.0m high Swann Lattice Tower C/W Headframe on new 7.0m x 1.0m RC concrete base and associated ancillary works

Authority: Exmoor
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector: Evans J
Postcode: TA24 7JU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the location of the installation within the Exmoor National Park, and whether any harm would be outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed taking into account any suitable alternatives

What decided it

The mast would unacceptably harm the distinct character and appearance of the Exmoor National Park through its prominent, intrusive visibility across the landscape, and this substantial harm would not be outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed when alternative sites had not been adequately considered.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CE-S1CE-D1AC-D5

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.

See how each was applied

The decision letter

Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.

Appeals plan, £15 a month

With an account

What an account adds to this decision

No other decided appeals within two kilometres of this site. In the app every dot opens its decision, and its letter wherever one was published, and you can draw your own site to see what has been decided around it.AllowedDismissedSplitThis decision

An appeal decision in the app, with the main issues, policies and judgments cited picked out beside the letter — Every letter, there to read. We pick out the main issues, the policies and the judgments cited, so you can work through the letter faster.

Searching the full text of appeal decision letters in the app — Search inside every letter. By words or by meaning, filtered by authority, outcome, appeal type and procedure, with every locatable decision on the map and the Inspector named on each.

Start your free trial

More decisions in Exmoor

The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024

Allowed6 August 20213270428
Agricultural Land at, Halse Farm, Winsford, TA24 7JL
Quashed On Legal Grounds25 June 20263357392
Orchard View, Rodhuish, Minehead, TA24 6QZ
Invalid26 May 20263353696
Caravel, 14 Lynmouth Street, Lynmouth, Devon, EX35 6EH
Dismissed23 February 20266002219
Triscombe Farm, Wheddon Cross, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 7HA
Allowed9 January 20266000477
Valley View, Church Lane, Parracombe, Devon, EX31 4RJ

The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.