Agenda item

Street Record, Lincoln Road, Lincoln

Minutes:

The Planning Team Leader:

 

  1. described the location of the proposed site on the north side of Lincoln Road, sat within the grass verge at the back edge of the footpath/cycleway from the road, characterised by two single storey commercial premises with open land surrounding to the north of the site with the Flavian Road Estate located approximately 85m beyond, and to the south a mixture of bungalows and two storey properties located a minimum of 35m from the site`

 

  1. advised that the application was submitted under Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (GPDO) as amended by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (no.2) Order 2016

 

  1. reported that paragraph A.1 (1) (c) (ii) of the GDPO set out permitted development rights to install masts of up to 20m above ground level on land on a highway; as the proposed monopole would be 15m in height and the ground-based apparatus would not exceed 15m in height, the siting of the associated cabinets at the bottom of the monopole were therefore permitted development, however, prior approval was required for the monopole in terms of its siting and appearance

 

  1. advised that due to the fixed 56 days in which Local Authorities must inform mast operators of its' decision on whether prior approval was required for siting and appearance and to let the operator know of its decision, it had not been possible on this occasion for this prior approval to be presented at committee before determination

 

  1. highlighted that this report gave details for the assessment taken of the application to give consistency to 5G masts and the context of how they were considered on individual merits

 

  1. reported on the proposed siting of this monopole in a non-residential area

 

  1. stated that a declaration had been submitted with the application which confirmed that the equipment was in line with International Commission on Non-Ironizing Radiation Protection Public Exposure Guidelines (ICNIRP)

 

  1. provided details of the policy pertaining to the application, as follows:

 

  • National Planning Policy Framework

 

  1. advised Planning Committee in determining this prior approval application, that the Local Planning Authority could only consider the siting and appearance of the proposed telecommunications equipment

 

  1. outlined the responses made to the consultation exercise

 

  1. concluded that:

 

  • It was considered that the siting and appearance of the proposed monopole would not have a harmful visual impact on the character and appearance of the area in accordance with the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan Policy LP26 and paragraph 130 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  • Therefore, the application was determined under delegated powers by the Assistant Director.

 

Planning Committee discussed the content of the report in further detail.

 

Members queried why a 15-metre-high mast could be built here, being more aesthetically amenable, however not appropriate for the previous planning application discussed this evening which had applied for a 20-metre-high monopole at Moorland Avenue.

 

The Planning Team Leader responded as follows:

 

·         Both masts served exactly the same purpose.

·         Prior approval could be sought for masts no higher than a maximum of 15 metres.

·         The applicant must have a reason to request a higher pole at the Moorland Avenue location.

·         There was a significant height difference between the two applications and the area for this mast also benefitted from being in a commercial setting.

 

RESOLVED that the content of the report be noted by Planning Committee.

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