®Planning appeal decision
Queens Drive, Heaton Moor, Stockport, SK4 3LD
Planning appeal 3331232 at Queens Drive, Heaton Moor, Stockport, SK4 3LD (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 May 2024 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to its effect upon the setting of the Mauldeth Road Conservation Area, and the setting of nearby non-designated heritage assets.
The installation of a 20m slim-line column supporting 6 no. antennas, 2no. 300mm Transmission Dishes and 3no. Remote Radio Units (RRUs), with 2no. equipment cabinets at the base and ancillary development
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bromley N
- Postcode
- SK4 3LD
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, having particular regard to its effect upon the setting of the Mauldeth Road Conservation Area, and the setting of nearby non-designated heritage assets
- In the event that harm is identified whether this would be outweighed by other considerations including the need to locate the installation on the appeal site having regard to the potential availability of alternative sites
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate through a sufficiently rigorous site selection process that there were no realistic alternative locations where the installation could be sited with less harmful effects on the character and appearance of the area and heritage assets, such that the public benefits of 5G connectivity could provide clear and convincing justification for the identified harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- HC1.3CS8SIE-1SIE-3SIE-5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 118Paragraph 121Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208Paragraph 209
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.
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