- Decision
- dismissed, 3 September 2026
- Decided by
- Planning Inspector: K Townend
- Authority
- Cannock Chase (West Midlands)
- Appeal reference
- 6010865
- Application reference
- CH/26/070
- Procedure
- written representations
- Development
- Global street hub with advertisements, replacing two kiosks (linked advert appeal 6010866)
- Site context
- inside settlement, conservation area
- Green Belt
- No
- Framework applied
- August 2026 NPPF
- Determinative policies
- HE6(4)
- Development plan policies
- Cannock Chase Local Plan SO1.1, SO1.2
- Main issues
- conservation area character; advert amenity
Summary
A street hub in Cannock Market Place Conservation Area was dismissed. It was a modern, unsympathetic addition, contrary to the appraisal's call for coordinated street furniture. Removing two kiosks and the community benefits were modest (DL ¶17-19).
What made the difference
The conservation area appraisal's specific street-furniture strategy (DL ¶12).
Policy findings
Policy codes are those of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026) unless a development plan is named.
| Policy | Finding | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| HE6(4) | fail | considerable | modern, unsympathetic addition contrary to the CA appraisal's coordinated blue-and-gold street furniture; benefits (kiosk removal, wifi, emergency calls) modest (DL 12-19) |
| CO1 | benefit | "support for modern communication developments set out in the Framework" noted but insufficient (DL 19) |
Key facts
- Not re-consulted: details "not substantially changed" (DL 5)
- CA appraisal identifies incremental clutter from utility cabinets and kiosks as harmful (DL 12)
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.