®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To The PIT, 101 - 106 Wells Road, Totterdown, Bristol, BS4 2BS
the installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of 3no. associated BT payphones
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Simpson V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the developments/advertisements on the character and appearance, and the amenity of the areas
- risk of crime
- public safety, with particular regard to highway safety
- the convenience and ease of pedestrian movement
What decided it
The harm to character, appearance, amenity, heritage significance, crime risk and highway safety caused by the proposed hubs outweighed the limited public benefits, and the schemes conflicted with the development plan when read as a whole.
The public benefits of 5G coverage, digital information and communication services, and device charging were attributed little or very little weight and did not outweigh the harm to character and appearance, heritage assets, crime risk and highway safety.
Framework references: 212
Plan policies cited: SADMP policy DM26, SADMP policy DM28, SADMP policy DM27, Core Strategy policy BCS21, BCAP policy 30, BCAP policy 41, SADMP policy DM29, SADMP policy DM31, SADMP policy DM36, BCAP policy 32, SADMP policy DM23, Core Strategy policy BCS10, Core Strategy policy BCS13
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.