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Dismissed4 August 20266006740

Footpath Outside 5 Castle Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2BD

the installation of a BT Street Hub Unit with advertisement panels

Authority
Shropshire
Appeal type
advert · Commercial advertisement
Procedure
Written
Development
advertisement
Postcode
SY1 2BD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Appeal A: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the Shrewsbury Town Centre Conservation Area and the setting of nearby listed buildings
  • Appeal B: the effect of the proposal on visual amenity

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the conservation area and listed building settings, to which significant weight was attributed, was not outweighed by the modest public benefits of the proposal.

the modest public benefits of the Street Hub (free Wi-Fi, emergency calling, device charging, and potential environmental monitoring) did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the conservation area and listed building settings, to which significant weight was given

Framework references: 212, 215

Plan policies cited: Policy CS6, Policy CS17, Policy CS2, Policy MD2, Policy MD13

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