Whickham Highway Whickham
Approved on 7 February 2025
Council decision: Prior approval required and approvedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: NTQ Proposed telecommunications installation. Proposed 20m High Streetworks pole, 2No. GPS Nodes, 9No. Apertures, 2No. 300mm Dishes, 6No. Cabinets and associated ancillary works.
- Received
- 5 December 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Dunston Hill And Whickham East
- Agent
- WHP Telecoms Limited
- ReceivedReceived5 Dec
- ValidatedValidated5 Dec
- Consult.Consultation9 Jan
- TargetTarget Date7 Feb
- DecidedDecided7 Feb
Decided in 64 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a telecoms application at Whickham Highway Whickham. Gateshead has handled 40 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 64 applications across Dunston Hill And Whickham East.
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
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 December 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 10 January 2025
- Consultation end
- 9 January 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 9 January 2025
- Target decision date
- 7 February 2025
- Permission expires
- 7 February 2030
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- WHP Telecoms Limited
- Agent address
- WHP Telecoms Limited 1A Station Court Station Road Guiseley Leeds LS20 8EY United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Adam Ali
- Statutory period
- 64 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 10 January 2025
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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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