Low Fell Telephone Exchange Clement Street Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5ER
Approved on 30 November 2023
Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of 6no replacement antenna's and ancillary radio equipment to existing steelwork at rooftop mast and the installation of ancillary equipment.
- Received
- 18 September 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Low Fell
- ReceivedReceived18 Sep
- ValidatedValidated18 Sep
- Consult.Consultation23 Oct
- TargetTarget Date1 Dec
- DecidedDecided30 Nov
Decided in 73 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a telecoms application at Low Fell Telephone Exchange Clement Street Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5ER. Gateshead has handled 40 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 10 days longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Low Fell. We hold 1,346 applications in total for the NE9 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- NE9 5ER
- Application type
- Telecommunications Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 September 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 22 November 2023
- Consultation end
- 23 October 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 October 2023
- Last date for comments
- 22 November 2023
- Target decision date
- 1 December 2023
- Permission expires
- 30 November 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Great British Communications
- Agent address
- Lapwing House Block 3 Forward Point Tan House Widnes Cheshire WA8 0SL United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 74 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 22 November 2023
- Site notice end
- 9 November 2023
Additional information
- Documents
- 17
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Low Fell CA
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202023 Jun
Installation of 3 panel antennas, 1 GPS antenna and antenna support apparatus onto existing rooftop stub mast.
ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/20/00517/FUL - 200514 Feb
Installation of 3 x pole mounted vodafone antennas on roof including shrouding and equipment cabinet.
ApprovedTelecommunications Full ApplicationDC/05/00017/TELFUL
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