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Sewage Treatment Works Icklingham Road West Stow Suffolk

DC/24/0027/TE1Notification of proposed PD by TelecomsApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 9 February 2024

Council decision: Prior approval requiredDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Determination in respect of Development by Telecommunications Code systems operators - a. one arqiva smart metering omni at 13.83 metres mean mounted on proposed 12 metres streetworks pole b. one arqiva smart metering GPS antenna at 12.4 metres mean mounted on proposed streetworks pole c. one arquiva smart metering 3G omni antena 3.8 metres mean mounted on proposed 12.4 metres streetworks pole

Received
5 January 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Risby
Agent
WHP Telecoms Limited
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.30 Jan
  4. Target29 Feb
  5. Decided9 Feb

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Sewage Treatment Works Icklingham Road West Stow Suffolk. West Suffolk has handled 13 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than West Suffolk's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Risby.

95% of all applications at West Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Notification of proposed PD by Telecoms
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Culford, West Stow & Wordwell

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2024
Consultation expiry
9 February 2024
Consultation start
9 January 2024
Consultation end
30 January 2024
Neighbour consultation end
30 January 2024
Target decision date
29 February 2024
Permission expires
9 February 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
WHP Telecoms Limited
Agent address
WHP Telecoms Limited 1A Station Court Station Road Guiseley Leeds LS20 8EY

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 January 2024
Advertisement expiry
9 February 2024
Site notice start
18 January 2024
Site notice end
8 February 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12697638
Documents
10
Constraints
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: West Stow and Culford ParkPart of the site

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

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.

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

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

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Source: West Suffolk

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