Friars Garth, Abbeytown, Wigton, CA7 4SY

TEL/2026/0001Prior notification: Development by telecoms operatorsApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 22 May 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

The proposed installation of a telecommunications base station comprising a 15m streetworks pole within wraparound cabinet at the base, supporting 6 no antennas, together with 2 cabinets and ancillary development thereto.

Submitted: 30 March 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Allerdale
Ward: Solway Coast

ReceivedSubmitted30 Mar
ValidatedValidated30 Mar
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date30 Mar
DecidedDecided22 May

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Friars Garth, Abbeytown, Wigton, CA7 4SY. Allerdale has handled 182 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Allerdale's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Solway Coast. We hold 2,924 applications in total for the CA7 postcode area.

98% of all applications at Allerdale were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode: CA7 4SY
Application type: Prior notification: Development by telecoms operators
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Holme Abbey CP

Planning application dates

Date validated: 30 March 2026
Target decision date: 30 March 2026
Application expires: 25 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14814370
Documents: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Listed building: Grade II*: Mill GroveOn or next to this site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Allerdale

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near CA7

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Nearby applications

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Contractors near this project

Find contractors for tree surgery near this site

View all contractors

What's been approved on your street?

See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.

Get The Signal Report