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Telecommunications Mast 23562 Corner Of Alfred Street And Wattville Road Smethwick

PD/24/02681Prior Approval TelecommunicationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 7 June 2024

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed installation of a 20m high M-Range V2 telecommunications pole with 6 No. antennas, 1 No. 300mm transmission dish, 3 No. equipment cabinets, 1 No. meter cabinet and associated works.

Received
26 April 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Soho & Victoria
Agent
WHP Telecoms Limited
  1. Received26 Apr
  2. Validated26 Apr
  3. Consult.21 May
  4. Target20 Jun
  5. Decided7 Jun

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Telecommunications Mast 23562 Corner Of Alfred Street And Wattville Road Smethwick. 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 24 applications across Soho & Victoria.

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 April 2024
Consultation expiry
22 May 2024
Consultation end
21 May 2024
Neighbour consultation start
30 April 2024
Neighbour consultation end
21 May 2024
Last date for comments
24 May 2024
Target decision date
20 June 2024
Permission expires
7 June 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
WHP Telecoms Limited
Agent address
401 Faraday Street Risley Warrington WA3 6GA

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Site notice start
1 May 2024
Site notice end
22 May 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13002762
Comments
0
Documents
20
Constraints
7

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)

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