®Planning appeal decision
Kings Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 7RS
the installation of a 20m radio base station supporting 6 no. antennas, 3 no. RRUs and ancillary development thereto including 2 no. equipment cabinets and GPS module
- Authority
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Walker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on the street scene and the living conditions of occupiers of nearby residential properties with particular reference to outlook
- 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 absence of suitable alternative sites that would provide the required coverage, combined with the Framework's policy support for 5G network expansion, outweighed the localised harm to the street scene.
Framework references: 119, 122
Plan policies cited: Policy JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, Policy L7 of the Council's Core Strategy
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