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Telecommunication Mast 11443 Rabone Lane Smethwick

PD/25/02942Prior Approval TelecommunicationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 11 June 2025

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

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Proposal

Removal of existing 15m high telecommunications mast and proposed 20m high telecommunications mast with 12 No. antennas, 4 No. dishes, 4 No. equipment cabinets and associated ancillary works.

Received
17 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Soho & Victoria
  1. Received17 Apr
  2. Validated17 Apr
  3. Consult.19 May
  4. Target11 Jun
  5. Decided11 Jun

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Telecommunication Mast 11443 Rabone Lane Smethwick. Sandwell has handled 50 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There has been 1 other application 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
17 April 2025
Consultation expiry
24 May 2025
Consultation end
19 May 2025
Neighbour consultation start
28 April 2025
Neighbour consultation end
19 May 2025
Last date for comments
24 May 2025
Target decision date
11 June 2025
Permission expires
11 June 2030

Applicant and agent

Agent
WHP Telecoms
Agent address
Building8, Unit 6, Carryduff Business Park Comber Road Carryduff BT8 8AN

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Site notice start
30 April 2025
Site notice end
24 May 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13952595
Comments
0
Documents
21
Constraints
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Smethwick Summit Galton ValleyNext to the site
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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