Sainsburys, 342a Woodchurch Road, Prenton, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH42 8PQ
Approved on 29 March 2021
Council decision: Prior Approval GivenDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Application to determine whether prior approval is required for a proposed 15m high 5G equipped telecommunications mast, with wrap around cabinet at base and ancillary infrastructure works.
- Received
- 14 January 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Ward
- Oxton
- Agent
- WHP Telecoms Limited
- ReceivedReceived14 Jan
- ValidatedValidated14 Jan
- Consult.Consultation26 Mar
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided29 Mar
Decided in 74 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a telecoms application at Sainsburys, 342a Woodchurch Road, Prenton, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH42 8PQ. Wirral has handled 62 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 3 weeks longer than Wirral's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Oxton. We hold 297 applications in total for the CH42 postcode area.
87% of all applications at Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CH42 8PQ
- Application type
- Prior Approval of Telecommunications PD
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 January 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 26 March 2021
- Consultation start
- 20 January 2021
- Consultation end
- 26 March 2021
- Neighbour consultation start
- 1 March 2021
- Neighbour consultation end
- 26 March 2021
- Last date for comments
- 10 March 2021
- Application expires
- 31 March 2021
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- WHP Telecoms Limited
- Agent address
- Troy Mills, Helena House, Troy Road, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5GN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 76 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 26 March 2021
- Site notice end
- 26 March 2021
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-09404809
- Documents
- 12
- Constraints
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202613 Feb
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PendingOutlineSPVX/26/00223 - 20251 Aug
Replacement cladding for the external elevations of the store
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionAPP/25/01190 - 20245 Jul
Replacement and new plant equipment on roof of foodstore
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionAPP/24/00944 - 201823 Oct
Installation of new single leaf fire exit door from supermarket sales area
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionAPP/18/01372
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