Core Refusal Reason
The proposed telecommunications infrastructure would be visually prominent and negatively impact the urban form, skyline, and visual amenity of the Cherrywood Town Centre.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development's visual prominence would detract from the visual amenity of the Town Centre and the residential amenity of occupants in the subject and surrounding buildings.
- The structures would be highly visible from surrounding streets, negatively impacting the public realm and failing to integrate with the undulating landscape and site level changes.
- The proposal is inconsistent with specific objectives of the Cherrywood Planning Scheme regarding skyline, views, and urban form, setting an undesirable precedent for similar developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective PD 19Section 2.8.2 ‘Skyline’Section 2.11 ‘Views and Prospects’Section 3.4 of the Urban Form Development Framework
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for the installation of six antennas and two transmission dishes at The Hunt Building in Cherrywood Town Centre. The local authority refused the proposal primarily due to its significant visual impact on a prominent site within a developing urban area. It was determined that the structures would negatively affect the skyline and public realm, contradicting the design standards and objectives set out in the Cherrywood Planning Scheme and the Urban Form Developme...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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