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Land Fronting Sainsburys Petrol Station Bunyan Road Kempston Bedfordshire

Refused Bedford 21/01003/TELPN Telecommunication Prior notification

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

Proposal

Installation of 5G (Fifth Generation) equipment comprising 20m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works.

As published by the council, reference 21/01003/TELPN

Application record

Reference
21/01003/TELPN
Type
Telecommunication Prior notification
Status
Decided - Refused
Decision
Siting and appearance refused TELPN
Received
8 Apr 2021
Validated
8 Apr 2021
Decided
27 May 2021
Ward
Kempston Central & East
Parish
Kempston
Decision by
Prior Notification

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Apr 2021

    Received by Bedford

  2. 27 May 2021

    Decision issued: Siting and appearance refused TELPN

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

23 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Bedford 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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