Pavement o/s, 22 May Day Green, Barnsley, S70 1SH

installation of a multifunctional communication hub including defibrillator and advertisement display

Authority: Barnsley
Appeal type: advert · Commercial advertisement
Procedure: Written
Development: telecoms
Postcode: S70 1SH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be acceptable in respect of flood risk
the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal fails the sequential test for flood risk by being located in Flood Zone 2 without evidence of a sequential risk-based approach or a site-specific flood risk assessment, contrary to NPPF paragraphs 174-175 and Policy CC3 of the Barnsley Local Plan.

Although the proposal would not harm character and appearance and would deliver public benefits through communications infrastructure, the unacceptable flood risk conflict with the development plan outweighed these considerations and no material considerations were sufficient to overcome the conflict.

Framework references: 174, 175, 181, 119

Plan policies cited: Policy CC3 of the Barnsley Local Plan, BLP Policies BTC3, BLP Policy D1

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