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Opposite 108 Castleton Road Low Crompton, Narrow Gate Brow Thornham Oldham

TEL/351344/23TelecommunicationsApproved

Approved on 15 September 2023

Council decision: Prior Approval Required and GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

20.0m Phase 9 slimline Monopole and associated ancillary works.

Received
20 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Royton North
Agent
WHP Telecoms Limited
  1. Received20 Jul
  2. Validated20 Jul
  3. Consult.16 Aug
  4. Target10 Sep
  5. Decided15 Sep

Decided in 57 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Opposite 108 Castleton Road Low Crompton, Narrow Gate Brow Thornham Oldham. Oldham has handled 68 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 6 days quicker than Oldham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Royton North.

100% of telecoms applications at Oldham 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
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 July 2023
Consultation expiry
14 September 2023
Consultation start
26 July 2023
Consultation end
16 August 2023
Neighbour consultation start
1 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end
22 August 2023
Last date for comments
14 September 2023
Target decision date
10 September 2023
Permission expires
15 September 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
WHP Telecoms Limited
Agent address
1a Station Court Station Road Guiseley Leeds LS20 8EY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
52 days

Publicity

Site notice start
23 August 2023
Site notice end
14 September 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12315961
Documents
10
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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

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

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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