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Land At The Corner Of Castle Street And Park Lane West Tipton

PD/24/02627Prior Approval TelecommunicationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 25 March 2024

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed 25.0m lattice tower on a new 6.0 x 6.0 x 1.0m concrete base, 12 no. antennas, 3 no. 300 dishes, 1 no. 600mm dish, 6 no. cabinets, 1 no. metre cabinet and associated ancillary works.

Received
16 February 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Tipton Green
Agent
WHP Telecoms Limited
  1. Received16 Feb
  2. Validated16 Feb
  3. Consult.18 Mar
  4. Target11 Apr
  5. Decided25 Mar

Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Land At The Corner Of Castle Street And Park Lane West Tipton. Sandwell has handled 50 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than Sandwell's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Tipton Green.

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
16 February 2024
Consultation expiry
19 March 2024
Consultation end
18 March 2024
Neighbour consultation start
26 February 2024
Neighbour consultation end
18 March 2024
Last date for comments
19 March 2024
Target decision date
11 April 2024
Permission expires
25 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
WHP Telecoms Limited
Agent address
1A Station Court Station Road Guiseley Leeds, LS20 8EY

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Site notice start
27 February 2024
Site notice end
19 March 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12787405
Documents
18
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Tipton Factory LocksPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Castle Street / High Street, TiptonRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Source: Sandwell

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