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Telecommunications Mast at NGR 307009 115761 Burlescombe Devon EX16 7LJ

22/01463/TELCOMTelecommunicationsApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 31 August 2022

Council decision: Grant permissionDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Prior notification for the proposed upgrade of existing base radio station and replacement of 1 15M monopole for proposed 17.5M monopole supporting 3 antennas, relocation of 1 dish and replacement cabinet with ancillary development

Received
20 July 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Canonsleigh 71
  1. Received20 Jul
  2. Validated20 Jul
  3. Consult.31 Aug
  4. Target17 Aug
  5. Decided31 Aug

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Telecommunications Mast at NGR 307009 115761 Burlescombe Devon EX16 7LJ. Mid Devon has handled 6 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Mid Devon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,080 applications in total for the EX16 postcode area.

96% of all applications at Mid Devon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EX16 7LJ
Application type
Telecommunications
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Burlescombe 06

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 July 2022
Last date for comments
31 August 2022
Target decision date
17 August 2022
Permission expires
31 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
WHP Telecoms The Befry 54A Main Street Newcastle Co. Down BT33 0AE

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11404385
Comments
0
Documents
15
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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.

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.

Source: Mid Devon

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