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Dismissed3 December 20253373224

Roebuck Plaza, Buttermarket Street, Warrington, WA1 2PP

Planning appeal 3373224 at Roebuck Plaza, Buttermarket Street, Warrington, WA1 2PP (Warrington Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 December 2025 by Inspector Westbrook J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed rooftop installations on the character and appearance of the Buttermarket Street Conservation Area and on the setting of the Listed Buildings along Buttermarket Street.

the erection of rooftop telecommunications installations and associated ancillary works

Authority
Warrington Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector
Westbrook J
Postcode
WA1 2PP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed rooftop installations on the character and appearance of the Buttermarket Street Conservation Area and on the setting of the Listed Buildings along Buttermarket Street

What decided it

The visual prominence and incongruity of the proposed GRP screening on the rooftop would harm the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the setting of Listed Buildings, and alternative sites not subject to these heritage constraints appeared to remain available.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DC2Policy TC1Policy DC6Policy INF3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 10

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