B & M , Winterstoke Road, Bristol, BS3 2LQ

Without the grant of planning permission - the installation of a telecommunications base station (consisting of 1No. 30-metre-high telecommunications lattice tower accommodating 6no antennas, 1no 300mm transmission dish, 7no ground-based equipment cabinets, within a secure, fenced compound, plus ancillary development thereto)”

Authority: Bristol City Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector: McEntee K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the compliance period for removal of the unauthorised telecommunications installation should be extended from 2 months to 8 months to allow integration into the existing mobile network at an alternative permanent site

What decided it

The compliance period of approximately 7 months from the decision date, combined with the 5 months already elapsed during the appeal suspension, provides sufficient time for the appellants to integrate the installation at the alternative permanent site and remove the unauthorised installation, making an extension unjustified.

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