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Dismissed19 September 20253363234

Cranmore Park , Cranmore Drive , Solihull , B90 4RZ

Planning appeal 3363234 at Cranmore Park , Cranmore Drive , Solihull , B90 4RZ (Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 September 2025 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed mast on the character and appearance of the area, and whether any harm caused would be outweighed by the need to site the installation in the location proposed having regard to any alternative sites.

a telecommunications installation, 40m High FLI ATS1301 5G Lattice Tower on 7.7 x 7.7 x 1.2m deep concrete base with 3mᴓ circular Headframe for 6No. Antennas Apertures at 350°/130°/220° and 4No. 600ᴓ Dishes. RRU’s, BOB’s and Active Routers to be fixed to Headframe below Antennas and associated ancillary works

Authority
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector
Plenty B
Postcode
B90 4RZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed mast on the character and appearance of the area, and whether any harm caused would be outweighed by the need to site the installation in the location proposed having regard to any alternative sites

What decided it

The visual harm to character and appearance caused by the tall, utilitarian lattice tower in a comparatively low-lying context, combined with an incomplete and non-robust site search that failed to adequately demonstrate the proposed location would cause the least harmful effect compared to alternatives, outweighed the substantial public benefits of improved telecommunications infrastructure.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy P14Policy P15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 122

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