Planning application
Cromwell Lane/Genners Lane Junction of Bartley Green Birmingham B32
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 2026/05604/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/05604/PA
- Type
- Telecommunications Determination
- Status
- REGISTERED
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bartley Green
Comment by 8 October 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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7 Sep 2026
Received by Birmingham
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9 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 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 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
WHP Telecoms Ltd Agent, a telecoms contractor registered in Warrington
Active · incorporated 1998 · Warrington
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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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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