Watsons Corner Water Tower Holt Road Polstead Suffolk
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details
This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.
Proposal
Prior Approval application for proposed telecommunications code system operators development under Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) - Installation of Arqiva smart metering: 1no. Omni antenna at 24.45m to be installed on proposed wig z-bracket support pole mounted off existing wig face fixed pole, 1no. LDF4-50 feeder to utilise existing wig vertical cable tray up water tower, 1no. SO-4G lte omni antenna at 3.33m to be installed on proposed wig gantry support pole, 1no. M410D cabinet to be installed on proposed wig concrete base; 1no. GPS module at 3.23m to be installed on proposed wig gantry support pole and ancillary works
- Received
- 22 June 2026
- Decision due
- 20 July 2026
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Brett Vale
- ReceivedReceived22 Jun
- ValidatedValidated22 Jun
- Consult.Consultation16 Jul
- TargetTarget Date20 Jul
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a telecoms application at Watsons Corner Water Tower Holt Road Polstead Suffolk. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 21 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 22 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Brett Vale.
94% of all applications at Babergh District Council 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.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street
Application details
- Application type
- Telecommunications Determination
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Polstead
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 June 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 16 July 2026
- Consultation start
- 25 June 2026
- Consultation end
- 16 July 2026
- Last date for comments
- 16 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 1a Station Court Station Road Guiseley Leeds LS20 8EY GB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
Track this application
Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.
Around this site
Nearby applications
- Polstead Touring Park Holt Road Polstead CO6 5BZDC/24/05167 · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
- Holt Road Polstead SuffolkDC/26/00503Approved0.3 mi
- 2 Tills Farm Cottages Hadleigh Road Polstead Colchester CO10 5JJB/06/00101 · FullApproved0.3 mi
- Garden Cottage Tills Farm Hadleigh Road Polstead Colchester CO10 5JJB/05/00252 · FullApproved0.3 mi
- 3 Tills Farm Cottages Hadleigh Road Polstead ColchesterB/03/01489 · FullApproved0.3 mi
For applicants and trades
Contractors near this project
- Tim Allen WindowsWindow & Door Installer0.8 mi
- Bitten & GibsonElectrician0.9 mi
- Polaris Power & Data LtdElectrician1.5 mi
- D C M ElectricsElectrician1.8 mi
Planning something similar?
See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.