Planning application
Land at West Heath Park The Fordrough West Heath Birmingham B31 3LR
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for Prior Notification for installation of telecommunications base station comprising a 25m lattice tower supporting 6no. antennas and 4no. dishes, 3no. ground based cabinets and ancillary development thereto
As published by the council, reference 2024/03549/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/03549/PA
- Type
- Telecommunications Determination
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and to Refuse
- Received
- 4 Jun 2024
- Validated
- 11 Jun 2024
- Decided
- 24 Jul 2024
- Ward
- Longbridge & West Heath
- Postcode
- B31 3LR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2024
Received by Birmingham
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11 Jun 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2024
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and to Refuse
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Birmingham 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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