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Bedlington Telephone Exchange Glebe Road Bedlington Northumberland NE22 6JX

26/02801/MASTTelecomsPermitted
Prior approval

Proposal

Notification of Prior Approval for the Installation of an 18m lattice tower supporting a 3m headframe, Installation of 6 no. new antennas, Installation of 9 no. remote radio units (RRUs), 6 no. break out boxes (BOBs) and 1 no. GPS node. Removal of 1 no. existing cabinet and installation of 1 no. new cabinet in the existing cabin, removal of 3 no. existing mast head amplifiers (MHAs, associated apparatus and ancillary works.

Received
7 August 2026
Decided
24 September 2026 · Prior Approval req and Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 17 October 2026
Ward
Bedlington Central
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received7 Aug
  2. Validated7 Aug
  3. Consult.24 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Sep

Decided in 48 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Northumberland (County)90% of applications approved

This is a telecoms application at Bedlington Telephone Exchange Glebe Road Bedlington Northumberland NE22 6JX. Northumberland (County) has handled 39 applications of this type and approves 79% of them, typically deciding them in 49 days. This one was decided in 48 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Bedlington Central. We hold 565 applications in total for the NE22 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/02801/MAST
Address
Bedlington Telephone Exchange Glebe Road Bedlington Northumberland NE22 6JX
Postcode
NE22 6JX
Application Type
Telecoms
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Ward
Bedlington Central
Parish
West Bedlington

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
7 August 2026
Consultation Expiry
28 August 2026
Date Decided
24 September 2026
Date Validated
7 August 2026
Date Submitted
7 August 2026
Consultation End
24 September 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Prior Approval req and Granted
Case Officer
Katie Lois

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
12
Coordinates
55.132057, -1.599253
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Northumberland (County)

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: BedlingtonNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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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