St Marks BBC Transmitting Station Frant Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
Approved on 19 December 2024
Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Telecommunications Notification: Installation of 3 no. replacement antenna and ancillary radio equipment at existing lattice mast; Installation of 1 no. replacement GPS Module onto existing gantry pole within compound; Removal of 2 no. Equipment Cabinet, and the installation of 1 no. Equipment Cabinet within compound; Internal upgrades to existing Equipment Cabinets within compound; Ancillary development
- Received
- 21 November 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Agent
- United Living Connected Ltd
- ReceivedReceived21 Nov
- ValidatedValidated21 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided19 Dec
Decided in 28 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a telecoms application at St Marks BBC Transmitting Station Frant Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent. Tunbridge Wells has handled 48 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 3 weeks quicker than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Pantiles.
97% of telecoms applications at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Telecommunication Work
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 November 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- United Living Connected Ltd
- Agent address
- Building 4 Clearwater Lingley Mere Business Park Warrington WA5 3UZ
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
- Constraints
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National Landscape (AONB): High WealdPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, 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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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201718 Jul
Consultation with Adjoining Authority - Proposed telecommunications installation upgrade and associated works
ApprovedAdjoining Authority Consultation17/02431/ADJ - 201722 May
Telecommunications Notification - Upgrade telecommunication equipment (including cabling & generator unit)
ApprovedTelecommunication PD 56 Days17/01716/TN0T56 - 201723 Mar
Telecommunication Notification - Installation of back-up power generator
ApprovedTelecommunication PD 56 Days17/01041/TN0T56 - 20161 Feb
RETROSPECTIVE ERECTION OF A STORAGE CONTAINER TO STORE SPORTS EQUIPMENT
ApprovedFull - RetrospectiveWD/2016/0241/FR - 201629 Jan
RENEWAL OF PERMISSION WD/2013/2450/FT
ApprovedFull - Temporary Continued UseWD/2016/0231/FT
Source: Tunbridge Wells
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