®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed10 February 20266000825
Land at Perowne Way, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9BX
the installation of a 20m monopole supporting 9no antenna apertures, space reserved for 2no. 0.3m dishes, 6 no cabinets and development ancillary thereto
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Davies N
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 and the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring residential properties, and, if any harm would occur, whether this is outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed, taking into account any suitable alternatives
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance caused by the monopole's incongruous scale in a low-level residential environment was not outweighed by the need for the installation, as the appellant had not demonstrated that no more suitable alternative sites existed.
Framework references: 120, 122
Plan policies cited: Policy DM2
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