®Planning appeal decision
Pavement o/s 15 Holdenhurst Road,, Bournemouth, BH8 8EH
the installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pickernell E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: the effect on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on non-designated heritage assets
- Appeal B: the effect of the proposed advertisements on the visual amenity of the area
What decided it
The significant visual intrusion and incongruous bulk of the street hub in the streetscape, combined with minor harm to the setting of the non-designated heritage asset, outweighed the moderate benefits of digital infrastructure provision.
the moderate benefits of digital infrastructure provision, device charging, improved connectivity, emergency services access, and removal of existing kiosks did not outweigh the significant visual intrusion and harm to character and appearance and the setting of the non-designated heritage asset
Plan policies cited: Policy 5.11 of the Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan (2002), Policy CS7 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012), Policy CS40 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012), Policy CS41 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012), Policy CS8 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012), Policy D3 of the Town Centre Area Action Plan (2013), Policy D4 of the Town Centre Area Action Plan (2013), Policy D7 of the Town Centre Area Action Plan (2013)
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.