Northwood Cricket Club, Rickmansworth Road, Duck Hill Road, Northwood, Hillingdon, HA6 2RX

the removal of 1 no. 15m monopole mast, and the installation of 1 no. replacement 20m monopole mast accommodating 6 no. antenna and ancillary radio equipment, the installation of 1 no. GPS Module at ground level within extended compound, internal upgrades to existing equipment cabinets within compound, and ancillary development thereto

Authority: London Borough of Hillingdon
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector: Knight A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development contravenes the requirement set out at A.1(1)(e)(ii) of Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the GPDO
If not, the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on the character and appearance of the area
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 proposed 20m mast would be visually invasive and harmfully at odds with the verdant, open, and undeveloped character of the area, and the appellant failed to provide evidence that less harmful alternative sites had been properly explored.

Plan policies cited: Policy DMEI 4, Policy DMHB 21

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