Planning application
Watsons Corner Water Tower Holt Road Polstead Suffolk
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Pre-commencement upgrade consultation as per supporting plans
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02558
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02558
- Type
- Development by statutory undertaker
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Brett Vale
- Parish
- Polstead
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/02663 Granted
Watsons Corner Water Tower Holt Road Polstead Suffolk
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 Arqiva smart metering: 1no. Omni antenna at 24.45m to be installed on proposed wig z-bracket support pole mounted off existing wig face fixed pole, 1no. LDF4-50 feeder to utilise existing wig vertical cable tray up water tower, 1no. SO-4G lte omni antenna at 3.33m to be installed on proposed wig gantry support pole, 1no. M410D cabinet to be installed on proposed wig concrete base; 1no. GPS module at 3.23m to be installed on proposed wig gantry support pole and ancillary works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Babergh
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24 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
- COMBINED PLANS - B-P2095-15_GA_REV_A WATSONS CORNER WATER TOWER.
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 24 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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