®Planning appeal decision
Leek Road Street Works, Leek Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2DF
proposed 5G telecoms installation: H3G 16m street pole and additional equipment cabinets
- Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any harm to character and appearance would be outweighed by the need to site the installation in the proposed location, having regard to the potential availability of alternative sites
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that alternative sites had been comprehensively assessed and that the appeal site was the best available option, combined with the significant harm to character and appearance, meant the benefits of the proposal could not outweigh the identified harm.
Framework references: 118, 121
Plan policies cited: Policy CSP1 of the Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent Core Spatial Strategy 2006-2026 Adopted 2009, Policy PR14 of the Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent Urban Design Guidance Supplementary Planning Document 2010
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.