Area of Grass Verge, Tansey Green Road Street Works, Tansey Green Road, Kingswinford, DY6 7LR

Planning appeal 3326885 at Area of Grass Verge, Tansey Green Road Street Works, Tansey Green Road, Kingswinford, DY6 7LR (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 March 2024 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed telecommunications installation on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

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

Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Change of use
Inspector: Billings C
Postcode: DY6 7LR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed telecommunications installation on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
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 proposed installation would cause harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area, and the appellant failed to demonstrate that potentially more suitable and less harmful sites within the area of requirement were not available.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy D8 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy (March 2017)Policy ENV2 of the Black Country Core Strategy (February 2011)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 118

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