®Planning appeal decision
Grass Verge at Warren Road, (N of The Serpentine Junction),, Blundellsands, Crosby, L23 6UJ
Planning appeal 3350601 at Grass Verge at Warren Road, (N of The Serpentine Junction),, Blundellsands, Crosby, L23 6UJ (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 February 2025 by Inspector Marriott H, 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 or appearance of the Blundellsands Park Conservation Area and the effect on the significance of the identified listed buildings through development within their settings; and if any harm would occur, whether this is outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed taking into account any suitable alternatives.
‘the proposed installation of 20m high Hutchinson street pole, with 6 no. VF antennae and 1 no. VF 300mm dish, 3 no. cabinets, plus ancillary equipment’
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Marriott H
- Postcode
- L23 6UQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on the character or appearance of the Blundellsands Park Conservation Area and the effect on the significance of the identified listed buildings through development within their settings; and if any harm would occur, whether this is outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed taking into account any suitable alternatives
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area and listed building settings was not outweighed by the public benefits of the telecommunications installation, particularly given the lack of robust evidence that the appeal site represented the only viable alternative location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EQ2Policy HC3Policy NH9Policy NH11Policy NH12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 119Paragraph 122Paragraph 202Paragraph 215
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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