On The Footway Of Sandy Lane, Adjacent To Riverside Grange, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 3HY

ANTX/23/00167Prior Approval of Telecommunications PDRefused

Prior approval

Refused on 31 March 2023

Council decision: Prior Approval RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed 16 metre high 5G equipped telecommunications mast with associated antennas and ground cabinets.

Received: 6 February 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: West Kirby and Thurstaston

ReceivedReceived6 Feb
ValidatedValidated6 Feb
Consult.Consultation3 Mar
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided31 Mar

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at On The Footway Of Sandy Lane, Adjacent To Riverside Grange, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 3HY. Wirral has handled 62 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Wirral's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across West Kirby and Thurstaston. We hold 546 applications in total for the CH48 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: CH48 3HY
Application type: Prior Approval of Telecommunications PD
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 February 2023
Consultation expiry: 3 March 2023
Consultation end: 3 March 2023
Application expires: 3 April 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 20

Site constraints

Checking the site

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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)

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Source: Wirral

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