Footpath outside 60 High Street, West Wickham, BR4 0NH

Authority: Bromley
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: telecoms
Postcode: BR4 0NH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects on the amenity of the local area, in terms of both visual character and physical convenience
the safety of public highway users

What decided it

The proposals would create an unacceptable obstruction to pedestrian movement and safety on a busy shopping street, conflicting with development plan policies on amenity and highway safety.

the telecommunications benefits of the Street Hub unit were substantially outweighed by the adverse effects on amenity and highway safety of the poorly sited proposals

Plan policies cited: Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policy 37, Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policy 102, Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policy 32, Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policy 33, London Plan 2021 Policy D8, London Plan 2021 Policy T2

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