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
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
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02663
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02663
- Type
- Telecommunications Determination
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Formal Approval NOT Reqd
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 19 Aug 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/26/02558 Granted
Watsons Corner Water Tower Holt Road Polstead Suffolk
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Pre-commencement upgrade consultation as per supporting plans
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by Babergh
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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19 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Formal Approval NOT Reqd
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WHP Ltd Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- PA TELECOMMUNICATIONS - NOT REQ
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- EOT AGREEMENT AND ADDITIONAL INFO FROM AGENT
- MERGED PART 16 GPDO
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE) RESPONSE
- APPLICATION FORM
- DEVELOPERS NOTICE
- GPDO COVERING LETTER
- SITE PROVIDER LETTER
- SSSI UPGRADE 2024 ENGLAND
- SITE LOCATION PLAN, PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS 100, 101-107 REV_A
- DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
- DEVELOPERS NOTICE AND SITE PROVIDER LETTER DELIVERED - B-P2095-15
- DEVELOPERS NOTICE AND SITE PROVIDER LETTER SENT - B-P2095-15
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 19 August 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.
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