Skip to content

Telecommunications Mast Reading Services Westbound Burghfield Reading

26/00600/TELE28Telecommunication Development (28 days)Approved

Approved on 16 March 2026

Council decision: Response Issued

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) to utilise permitted development rights (Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). The proposal consists of the removal of 1no existing 16.5M monopole with 3no existing antennas and 2no existing equipment cabinets, to be replaced with 1no new 20M monopole to accommodate 6no new antennas with 1no new equipment cabinet and other associated ancillary works thereto.

Received
12 March 2026
Ward
Burghfield & Mortimer
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated12 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Apr
  5. Decided16 Mar

Decided in 4 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Telecommunications Mast Reading Services Westbound Burghfield Reading. West Berkshire has handled 138 applications of this type. This one was decided in 4 days, 7 weeks quicker than West Berkshire'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 51 applications across Burghfield & Mortimer.

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

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Application type
Telecommunication Development (28 days)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Burghfield Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 March 2026
Target decision date
8 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mandy Poon

Planning decision

Statutory period
27 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
13

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
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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: West Berkshire

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Consultants on this application

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address