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Telecommunications Mast 23673 Opposite Galton Junction Tollhouse Way Smethwick

PD/24/02683Prior Approval TelecommunicationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 13 June 2024

Council decision: Prior Approval Required Grant ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Proposed 20m M-Range V2 pole with 6 no. antennas, 1 no. 300mm transmission dish, 3 no. equipment cabinets, 1 no. meter cabinet and ancillary development.

Received
29 April 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Pauls
Agent
WHP Telecoms Limited
  1. Received29 Apr
  2. Validated29 Apr
  3. Consult.28 May
  4. Target23 Jun
  5. Decided13 Jun

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Telecommunications Mast 23673 Opposite Galton Junction Tollhouse Way Smethwick. Sandwell has handled 50 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than Sandwell's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across St Pauls.

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
29 April 2024
Consultation expiry
31 May 2024
Consultation end
28 May 2024
Last date for comments
31 May 2024
Target decision date
23 June 2024
Permission expires
13 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
8 May 2024
Site notice end
31 May 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13010145
Comments
0
Documents
27
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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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