®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Hyde Garden Shop, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 2QF
the retention of existing temporary telecommunications base station consisting of 1No. 16.00m mast, 6No. antennas and 1No. 600mm dish mounted to headframe, 6No. equipment housing cabinets, a generator and ancillary development thereto
- Authority
- New Forest
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Moore J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon the landscape and scenic beauty of the New Forest National Park
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character or appearance of the Western Escarpment Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposed development upon the tranquillity of the National Park and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The public benefits of maintaining temporary telecommunications coverage, to which moderate weight was attached, would not outweigh the unacceptable harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the National Park, the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, and the tranquillity of the National Park and living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, particularly given the statutory conservation purposes of the National Park.
Framework references: 15, 182, 191, 205, 208
Plan policies cited: DP2, SP7, SP17, SP16, SP15
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.