Land off Hopcott Road, Minehead
Approved on 5 March 2026
Council decision: Prior approval not requiredDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Upgrades to telecoms lattice tower including mast increase from 25m to 30m, replacement of 6 No. antenna, removal of 2 No. cabinets, reserve of 1 No. cabinet, installation of 1 No. cabinet and ancillary upgrades thereto
- Received
- 22 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- West Somerset
- Ward
- Minehead
- Agent
- WHP Telecoms Ltd
- ReceivedReceived22 Jan
- ValidatedValidated22 Jan
- Consult.Consultation12 Feb
- TargetTarget Date19 Mar
- DecidedDecided5 Mar
Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a telecoms application at Land off Hopcott Road, Minehead. West Somerset has handled 8 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than West Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Wellington Square conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Minehead.
92% of all applications at West Somerset 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 (Telecommunications)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Minehead
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 12 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 22 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 12 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 10 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 12 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 19 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 19 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- WHP Telecoms Ltd
- Agent address
- Building 8 Unit 6, Carryduff Business Park, Comber Road, Carryduff, BT8 8AN
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Briony Waterman
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 12 February 2026
- Site notice end
- 12 February 2026
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Wellington Square
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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, 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: West Somerset
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