®Planning appeal decision
Footpath Outside 5 Castle Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2BD
the installation of a BT Street Hub Unit with advertisement panels
- Authority
- Shropshire
- Appeal type
- Planning
- 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
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.