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North Finchley Telephone Exchange 885 High Road London N12 8QA

Awaiting decision Barnet 26/3087/LIC

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

  1. 20 Aug 2026

    Received by Barnet

  2. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Pending Decision

    Previously Pending Consideration.

  4. 5 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Exempt

    Previously Pending Decision.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Barnet took a median of 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Barnet for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Barnet's median decision took 46 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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