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Allowed4 June 20243334047

Shepperton Road, Shepperton, TW17 0JJ

Planning appeal 3334047 at Shepperton Road, Shepperton, TW17 0JJ (Spelthorne Borough Council) was allowed on 4 June 2024 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2023 and any relevant development plan policies.

NTQ telecommunications installation; proposed 35.0m high FLI type T3A lattice tower and associated ancillary works

Authority
Spelthorne Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
telecoms · Major retail and services
Inspector
Miles H
Postcode
TW17 0JJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2023 and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The significant public benefits of 5G coverage and emergency services provision, combined with the site being the most suitable alternative location, clearly outweigh the harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness, establishing very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy EN1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 122Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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