- Decision
- dismissed, 25 August 2026
- Decided by
- Planning Inspector: Les Greenwood
- Authority
- Bromley (London)
- Appeal reference
- 6010818
- Application reference
- 26/00417/FPA
- Procedure
- written representations
- Development
- BT Street Hub unit with digital advertisement panels (replacing a remote phone kiosk)
- Site context
- inside settlement
- Green Belt
- No
- Framework applied
- August 2026 NPPF
- Determinative policies
- S4(1)
- Development plan policies
- Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policies 32, 33, 37, 102, London Plan 2021 D8, T2
- Main issues
- amenity and street clutter; pedestrian safety
Summary
A BT Street Hub with two 75-inch digital screens on a busy West Wickham high street pavement. Dismissed alongside the linked advertisement appeal (6010823). The inspector did not consult on the 2026 Framework given the minor scale (DL ¶5). Visual clutter and a pinch point of 1.2 m or less substantially outweighed the telecoms benefits under S4 (DL ¶18).
What made the difference
Footway width. The Manual for Streets and Inclusive Mobility 2 m benchmarks, cited by the appellant, reinforced the finding against it (DL ¶12). Removing a kiosk on another street gave no offsetting benefit (DL ¶16).
Policy findings
Policy codes are those of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026) unless a development plan is named.
| Policy | Finding | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO1 | benefit | telecoms, emergency calls and wifi benefits acknowledged (DL 18) | |
| S4(1) | fail | clutter and a 1.2 m effective footway (under 1 m when in use) on a busy high street; pedestrians forced towards the carriageway; benefits substantially outweighed (DL 8-18) |
Key facts
- Effective public footway reduced to 1.2 m; Manual for Streets and Inclusive Mobility 2 m cited
- Linked advertisement appeal 6010823 decided in the same letter (not in this slice)
Sources
This note is one of the decisions behind the NPPF 2026 Navigator, which shows how each Framework test has been applied across all the decisions in the database. Also available as Markdown.