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Pavement at Barford Street Car Park Barford Street Birmingham B5 6LG

Granted Birmingham 2026/00889/PA Telecommunications Determination

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

Proposal

Application for Prior Notification for upgrade of a telecommunications base station comprising the removal of existing 10m monopole and antennas and replacement with 20m monopole supporting 6no. new antennas with wraparound cabinet at the base, together with the removal of 3no. existing equipment cabinets and replacement with 3no. new cabinets and ancillary development thereto

As published by the council, reference 2026/00889/PA

Application record

Reference
2026/00889/PA
Type
Telecommunications Determination
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: No Prior Approval Required
Received
18 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Decided
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Bordesley & Highgate
Postcode
B5 6LG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Feb 2026

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 2 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: No Prior Approval Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

24 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Birmingham granted permission on 14 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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