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11/4466C - Little Moss Farm, Priory Close, Congleton, CW12 3JL: Installation of 21m High Monopole Telecommunication Tower incorporating 6 No. 3G Antennas and Associated Headframe. 1 No. Equipment Cabinet, 1 No. Meter Cabinet and all Ancillary Develop

Meeting: 25/01/2012 - Southern Planning Committee (Item 133)

133 11/4466C - Little Moss Farm, Priory Close, Congleton, CW12 3JL: Installation of 21m High Monopole Telecommunication Tower incorporating 6 No. 3G Antennas and Associated Headframe. 1 No. Equipment Cabinet, 1 No. Meter Cabinet and all Ancillary Development for O2 pdf icon PDF 717 KB

To consider the above planning application

Minutes:

Note: Councillor D Brown (Ward Councillor) and Mr S Muirhead (objector) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.

 

Note: Mr N Rymer (objector) had registered his intention to address the Committee on this matter but did not speak.

 

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application, a written update and an oral report of the site inspection.

 

RESOLVED – That, contrary to the planning officer’s recommendation for approval, the application be REFUSED for the following reason:

 

The proposed development is considered to be of a height which is unacceptable in this prominent location on the edge of the Green Belt, creating a visually incongruous addition to the area contrary to policies E19: Telecommunications and GR2: Design of the Congleton Borough Local Plan First Review 2005.