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Dismissed31 December 20253363561

Land at Lakehead Hill, Bellever, Yelverton, Dartmoor, PL20 6TW

Planning appeal 3363561 at Land at Lakehead Hill, Bellever, Yelverton, Dartmoor, PL20 6TW (Dartmoor) was dismissed on 31 December 2025 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the DNP landscape, including its cultural heritage and the public enjoyment and understanding of the special qualities of the DNP.

Installation of Home Office Emergency Services telecommunications 30m lattice tower on concrete base with associated ancillary works

Authority
Dartmoor
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector
Marigold O
Postcode
PL20 6TW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the DNP landscape, including its cultural heritage and the public enjoyment and understanding of the special qualities of the DNP
  • habitats and protected species

What decided it

The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the National Park landscape, its cultural heritage, and the public enjoyment and understanding of the special qualities of the DNP outweighed the significant public benefits of improved emergency services communications.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 4.7Policy 1.1Policy 2.1Policy 2.7Policy 4.8Policy 1.2Policy 2.2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 189Paragraph 199Paragraph 102Paragraph 212Paragraph 215

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