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1A St Leonards Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0RB

Granted Bedford 26/00949/TELLN Telecommunication licence notification

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Removal of pole from outside 1 St Leonards Ave and replacement with 9m pole outside no 1A. (In accordance with Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) and Class A Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)) This is a notification only to the Local Authority who have no determining powers.)

As published by the council, reference 26/00949/TELLN

Application record

Reference
26/00949/TELLN
Type
Telecommunication licence notification
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Permitted
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Decided
22 May 2026
Ward
Cauldwell
Parish
Bedford Town
Postcode
MK42 0RB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 May 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 22 May 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About telecoms applications

How this application type works

Telecommunications applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, most of which come forward as prior approval cases under permitted development rules. The council typically has 56 days to consider siting and appearance only. The need for the network itself is treated as established, so objections carry most weight where they address visual impact or siting.

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