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Earls Park North (adj Units 14-15 Earlsway Trade Park) Earlsway Gateshead

DC/22/01042/TDPATelecommunications DPAApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 27 October 2022

Council decision: Prior approval required and approvedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Installation of 20m high monopole tower with 2 circular headframes, 12 antennas, 4 dishes,3 cabinets (within existing cabin) and all other ancillary apparatus.

Received
13 September 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Lobley Hill And Bensham
  1. Received13 Sep
  2. Validated13 Sep
  3. Consult.19 Oct
  4. Target8 Nov
  5. Decided27 Oct

Decided in 44 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Earls Park North (adj Units 14-15 Earlsway Trade Park) Earlsway Gateshead. Gateshead has handled 40 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 3 weeks quicker than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Lobley Hill And Bensham.

92% of all applications at Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Telecommunications DPA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 September 2022
Consultation expiry
21 October 2022
Consultation end
19 October 2022
Neighbour consultation end
21 October 2022
Last date for comments
24 October 2022
Target decision date
8 November 2022
Permission expires
27 October 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
WHP Telecoms
Agent address
The Belfry 54A Main Street Newcastle BT33 0AE Northern Ireland

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
17
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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