Network Rail Land Behind Thriffwoo Upper Sydenham London SE23 2NU
Refused on 12 December 2024
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
An application for Prior Approval under Part 16, Schedule 2 of the General Permitted Development Order (2015) (as amended) for the installation of a distributed Antenna system base station consisting of an 8.1m high monopole mast with attached antennas and an equipment cabinet installed on steel grillage on Network Rail Land, Behind Thriffwood, Upper Sydenham, SE23.
- Received
- 4 November 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Sydenham
- Agent
- Cellnex UK Limited
- ReceivedReceived4 Nov
- ValidatedValidated4 Nov
- Consult.Consultation29 Dec
- TargetTarget Date29 Dec
- DecidedDecided12 Dec
Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a telecoms application at NETWORK RAIL LAND BEHIND THRIFFWOO UPPER SYDENHAM LONDON SE23 2NU. Lewisham has handled 233 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Sydenham. We hold 2,610 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.
60% of telecoms applications at London Borough of Lewisham were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SE23 2NU
- Application type
- Telecoms Prior Approval
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 November 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 27 November 2024
- Last date for comments
- 29 December 2024
- Target decision date
- 29 December 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Cellnex UK Limited
- Agent address
- Level 1, Kantar Building, Tachbrook Park, Royal Leamington Spa, CV34 6RJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13535511
- Documents
- 6
- Constraints
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
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.
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Source: Lewisham
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