Telecommunications Mast Heath Lane Henwick Thatcham

23/00759/TELE28Telecommunication Development (28 days)Approved

Approved on 28 December 2023

Council decision: Response Issued

Proposal

Upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of the existing 19m monopole tower to be replaced with a 19.78m tower host to 3no. antennas and 2no. 300mm diameter transmission dishes and ancillary works including the installation of a GPS module.

Received: 24 March 2023
Council: West Berkshire Council
Ward: Thatcham North East

ReceivedReceived24 Mar
ValidatedValidated24 Mar
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date20 Apr
DecidedDecided28 Dec

Decided in 279 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Telecommunications Mast Heath Lane Henwick Thatcham. West Berkshire has handled 138 applications of this type. This one was decided in 279 days, 32 weeks longer than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Thatcham North East.

100% of telecoms applications at West Berkshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Telecommunication Development (28 days)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Cold Ash Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 March 2023
Target decision date: 20 April 2023
Permission expires: 28 December 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Callum McKenna PO Box 17452 2 Lochside View Edinburgh EH12 1LB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 27 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 6
Constraints: 7

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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Source: West Berkshire

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