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Outside 820 Washwood Heath Road Ward End Birmingham B8 2NL

2026/01390/PATelecommunications DeterminationRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 8 May 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Required and to Refuse2 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
16 March 2026
Ward
Ward End
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated17 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 May

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Outside 820 Washwood Heath Road Ward End Birmingham B8 2NL. Birmingham has handled 777 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Birmingham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across Ward End. We hold 1,483 applications in total for the B8 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 and prominent siting, would represent an incongruous and overly dominant feature within the street scene which would have a detrimental impact on the visual amenity of the surrounding area. The proposal is therefore contrary to policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, policy DM16 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021, the Birmingham Design Guide SPD (September 2022) and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2021.
  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.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B8 2NL
Application type
Telecommunications Determination
Scale / size
Small
District
Hodge Hill & Solihull North

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 March 2026
Application expires
8 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
52 days

Additional information

Documents
14

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
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

© 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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