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Hamstead Road Opposite No.116 Lozells Birmingham B20 2BE

2026/00622/PATelecommunications DeterminationRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 30 March 2026

Council decision: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO REFUSE3 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Application for a prior notification for the installation of 20m high telecommunications mast with associated antennas, transmission dishes, equipment cabinets and ancillary development works

Received
5 February 2026
Ward
Handsworth
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated5 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Mar

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Hamstead Road Opposite No.116 Lozells Birmingham B20 2BE. Birmingham has handled 777 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Birmingham's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Handsworth. We hold 141 applications in total for the B20 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed monopole, due to its appearance, height and prominent siting, would represent an incongruous and overly dominant feature within the street scene which would add to street clutter and would have a detrimental impact on the visual amenity and character of the surrounding area. Furthermore, it would have a detrimental overbearing impact on the residential amenity of surrounding occupiers unacceptably impacting their outlook. The proposal is therefore contrary to policies PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, policies DM2 and DM16 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021, the Birmingham Design Guide SPD and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. Insufficient evidence has been provided to demonstrate robustly that there are no potential alternative suitable sites available in less sensitive locations for the proposed the new telecommunications equipment. As such the proposal would be contrary to Policy DM16 of Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and Birmingham Design Guide SPD 2022 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. The proposed mast and associated cabinets would reduce the width of the existing pedestrian footway access and would consequently have a detrimental impact on pedestrian free flow. As such the proposal would be contrary to Policies PG3, TP39 and TP44 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B20 2BE
Application type
Telecommunications Determination
Scale / size
Small
District
Perry Barr

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 February 2026
Application expires
1 April 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Harjap Rajwanshi
Statutory period
50 days

Additional information

Documents
37

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Article 4 direction: City Wide Hmo
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO 250
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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