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Land At Raile Walk Long Melford CO10 9EG

Refused Babergh DC/26/00714 Telecommunications Determination

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Approval application for proposed telecommunications code system operators development under Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) - Installation of 1no 20.2M monopole phone mast with 9no antennae, 2no 300mm dishes, 1no GPS nodes, 6no equipment cabinets and ancillary works.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/00714

Application record

Reference
DC/26/00714
Type
Telecommunications Determination
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Decided
15 Apr 2026
Ward
Long Melford
Parish
Long Melford
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
CO10 9EG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Received by Babergh

  2. 15 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Beacon Comms Agent, registered in Tavistock

Active · incorporated 2010 · Tavistock

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

22 documents on file for this application

  • COMMITTEE REPORT Committee Report · 15 Apr 2026
  • COMMITTEE ACTION SHEET Committee Action Sheet · 15 Apr 2026
  • PA TELECOMMUNICATIONS - REFUSE Decision · 15 Apr 2026
  • PETITION AGAINST PLANNING APPLICATION Additional Information · 17 Mar 2026
  • CLLR MALVISI RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 16 Mar 2026
  • OBJECTION COMMENT Objection Comment · 12 Mar 2026
  • OBJECTION COMMENT Objection Comment · 08 Mar 2026
  • OBJECTION COMMENT Objection Comment · 07 Mar 2026
  • LONG MELFORD PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 05 Mar 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE Consultee Comment · 03 Mar 2026
  • CLLR COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 02 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 23 Feb 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 23 Feb 2026
  • MOBILE UK COUNCILS AND CONNECTIVITY Report · 23 Feb 2026
  • ICNIRP CERTIFICATE Report · 23 Feb 2026
  • SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FORM Report · 23 Feb 2026
  • COVERING LETTER STATEMENT Report · 23 Feb 2026
  • DEVELOPERS NOTICE LETTER Report · 23 Feb 2026
  • DEVELOPERS NOTICE Report · 23 Feb 2026
  • PLANS & ELEVATIONS 02 100 150 200 250 Drawing · 23 Feb 2026
  • CONNECTED_GROWTH_MANUAL Report · 23 Feb 2026
  • DELIVERED PROPOSED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CELL SITE BAB072RAILE WALK Report · 23 Feb 2026

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What this refusal means

Babergh refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About telecoms applications

Telecoms applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, usually as prior approval cases where the council considers siting and appearance only. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Received 3 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Telecoms
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    Received 11 May, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Telecoms