11/0415C - Congleton Cricket Club, Booth Street, Congleton, CW12 4DG: Joint Operator Monopole Type Tower Supporting 6no. Antennas and Associated Head Frame (Total Height 17.6m), 1no. Equipment Cabinet, 1no. Meter Cabinet and All Ancillary Development
Meeting: 16/03/2011 - Southern Planning Committee (Item 182)
PDF 795 KBTo consider the above planning application
Minutes:
Note: Councillor D Topping (Ward Councillor) and Mr S Andow (objector) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.
The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application and a written update.
RESOLVED – That the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:
1. The Local Planning Authority considers that the proposed development by reason of its height, siting, design and appearance would create an alien and intrusive feature within the Congleton Conservation Area and would create an intrusive element within the views and vistas of the conservation area. The mast would be in a prominent location within a predominantly residential area and would represent a visually incongruous insertion that would harm the character and appearance of the area. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies GR2, Design and BH9, Conservation Areas of the Congleton Borough Local Plan First Review 2005.
2. The Local Planning Authority considers that there is a lack of evidence to demonstrate beyond doubt that alterative sites have been fully explored. The proposal therefore falls short of the requirements set out in Policy E19: Telecommunications and Supplementary Planning Guidance Note 9: Telecommunications of the Congleton Borough Local Plan First Review 2005 and the National Planning Policy Guidance 8 (Telecommunications).