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Hutchinson 3G UK Telecommunications Mast SWL12203 Woden Road North Wednesbury

PD/21/01697Prior Approval TelecommunicationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 9 April 2021

Council decision: Prior Approval is Required and GrantedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed 15m phase 8 monopole, c/w wrapround cabinet at base and associated ancillary works.

Received
26 February 2021
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
17
Ward
Wednesbury North
Agent
WHP Telecoms Limited
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated26 Feb
  3. Consult.27 Mar
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided9 Apr

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Hutchinson 3G UK Telecommunications Mast SWL12203 Woden Road North Wednesbury. Sandwell has handled 50 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Sandwell's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Wednesbury North.

100% of telecoms applications at Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Prior Approval Telecommunication
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 February 2021
Consultation expiry
27 March 2021
Neighbour consultation start
1 April 2021
Neighbour consultation end
27 March 2021
Last date for comments
27 March 2021
Target decision date
23 April 2021
Committee meeting
7 April 2021
Permission expires
9 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
WHP Telecoms Limited
Agent address
Troy Mills, Helena House Troy Road Horsforth Leeds LS18 5GN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
4 March 2021
Site notice end
27 March 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09546325
Documents
22
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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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