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Prior approval under Part 16, Schedule 2 (as amended) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 is hereby withheld on grounds of siting and appearance.ÿ The phone kiosk would obscure visibility of westbound traffic (in particular cyclists moving close to the kerb) on Kensington High Street from the view of vehicles waiting on the stop line on Edwardes Square. This would result in highway safety being compromised along this stretch of the high street. The kiosk would form an obtrusive addition to existing street clutter harming the appearance of the street in views in both directions towards and past the kiosk. As such, the proposed kiosk would be contrary to policies of the development plan, in particular CT1, CR4, CL6 and CL11.
In addition - the application for prior approval does not fall within the ambit of Part 16 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as it is not considered to be for the purpose of the electronic operator's communication network and it is not required for those purposes.