Footpath Outside 10 South Street, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3AT

‘installation of 1no. BT street hub unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit’

Authority: East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector: Walker C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bishops Stortford Conservation Area and its effects on the significance of Nos 10, 12 and 12a-16b South Street, Non-Designated Heritage Assets

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of non-designated heritage assets, which attracts great weight under the Framework, was not outweighed by the public benefits of improved telecommunications infrastructure.

Framework references: 141, 212, 215, 216

Plan policies cited: Neighbourhood Plan Policy HPD2, District Plan Policy DES4, District Plan Policy ED3, District Plan Policy HA1, District Plan Policy HA2, District Plan Policy HA4, District Plan Policy HA6

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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