®Planning appeal decision
Land At Pannal Ash Junior Football Club, 1 Almsford Close, HARROGATE, HG2 8EF
a 30m high lattice tower with a total of 6No. antenna, 2No. 600mm diameter dishes, 2no. equipment cabinets and associated supporting apparatus including a 2.1m palisade fence with 3m double gates
- Authority
- North Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Clowes M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Harrogate Conservation Area and the Crimple Valley Special Landscape Area
- if any harm would occur, whether that harm would be outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed, taking into account suitable alternatives
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance caused by the siting and appearance of the 30m lattice mast was not outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed, given that the appellant had not robustly demonstrated that suitable alternative locations could not achieve comparable coverage benefits with less visual harm.
Framework references: 120
Plan policies cited: T15, HP3, HP4
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