Planning application
North Finchley Telephone Exchange 885 High Road London N12 8QA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Removal of 3 x Nokia AEQC antenna at 22.6m from the stub-tower upon the rooftop of the BT Telephone Exchange. Installation of 3 x Nokia AVHQB antenna at 22.6m utilising existing steelwork upon the stub-tower on the exchange rooftop. Ancillary works will see the re-use of 3 x existing A13451R0V06 antenna at 22.6m and 3 x AZNC RRUs at 22m on the stub-tower. Removal of 6 x RRUs at 22m, 3 x C2 Combiners and 6 x Feeder cables and replacement with 6 x new NOKIA RRUs at 22m, 3 x Multicore fibre cables, 3 x DC Cables, 3 x BoB Boxes, the re-use of 3 x existing multicore fibre cables and refreshment works within the rooftop equipment cabinets.
As published by the council, reference 26/3087/LIC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/3087/LIC
- Status
- Exempt
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- N12 8QA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2026
Received by Barnet
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22 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Sep 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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5 Sep 2026
Status changed to Exempt
Previously Pending Decision.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
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