Planning application
Cotterills Lane/Belchers Lane Junction of Alum Rock Birmingham B8
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for a prior notification for the installation of 20m high telecommunications mast with associated antennas, transmission dishes, equipment cabinets and ancillary development works
As published by the council, reference 2026/04616/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/04616/PA
- Type
- Telecommunications Determination
- Status
- REGISTERED: Pending recommendation
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
Comment by 22 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Birmingham through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Aug 2026
Received by Birmingham
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12 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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3 Sep 2026
Status changed to REGISTERED: Pending recommendation
Previously REGISTERED: Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Birmingham took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Birmingham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Birmingham decided telecoms applications in a median of 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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Other telecoms applications
In Birmingham
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2026/04391/PA Granted
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Application for a prior notification for the installation of 20m high telecommunications mast with associated antennas, transmission dishes, equipment cabinets and ancillary development works
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2026/03811/PA Refused
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Application for a prior notification for the installation of 20m high telecommunications mast with associated antennas, transmission dishes, equipment cabinets and ancillary development works
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2026/03814/PA Refused
Conybere Street/Gooch Street Junction of Digbeth Birmingham B12
Application for a prior notification for the installation of 20m high telecommunications mast with associated antennas, transmission dishes, equipment cabinets and ancillary development works
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2026/03802/PA Granted
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2026/03809/PA Refused
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Application for a prior notification for the installation of 22.5m high telecommunications mast with associated antennas, transmission dishes, equipment cabinets and ancillary development works