Area of Footpath, The Grove Street Works, The Grove, Kent, DA12 1DX

a 5G telecoms installation: H3G 20m street pole and additional equipment cabinets

Authority: Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector: De Freitas Terceiro P

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, the living conditions of the occupiers of the nearby residential properties due to outlook and, 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
whether the appropriate consultations were carried out

What decided it

The proposed telecoms pole would be especially visually intrusive in this setting, causing unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and the outlook of nearby residents, and the appellant had not adequately demonstrated that less visually intrusive alternatives had been fully explored.

Plan policies cited: Policy CS19

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