16a Colmore Row Birmingham B2 5HU

2023/04658/PATelecomms License AdvisoryApproved

Approved on 1 August 2023

Council decision: Seen & Noted by Authority

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

Proposal

Telecoms Licence Application for the installation of 4G small cell radio base station mounted to existing street light column and associated ancillary works

Received: 7 July 2023
Council: Birmingham City Council
Ward: Ladywood

ReceivedReceived7 Jul
ValidatedValidated17 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided1 Aug

Decided in 15 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at 16a Colmore Row Birmingham B2 5HU. Birmingham has handled 777 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 4 weeks quicker than Birmingham's typical decision time. The site is in the Colmore Row and Environs conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Ladywood. We hold 36 applications in total for the B2 postcode area.

87% of telecoms applications at Birmingham City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: B2 5HU
Application type: Telecomms License Advisory
Scale / size: Small
District: Ladywood

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 July 2023
Application expires: 4 August 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period: 18 days

Additional information

Documents: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Conservation area: Colmore Row and Environs Conservation Area
Listed building: Grade II: Great Western ArcadeOn or next to this site
Article 4 direction: City Wide Hmo
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Source: Birmingham

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