Planning application
Vodafone (34174) Rooftop Oriel House Oriel Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1XP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Upgrade of existing telecommunications base station comprising removal of 6no. existing antennas and 3no. existing cabinets to be replaced with 6no. new antennas and 1no. new cabinet (overall height 23m AGL), installation of 1no. new 300mm dish and other associated ancillary works thereto.
As published by the council, reference 25/01462/PRIOR
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01462/PRIOR
- Type
- Prior Approval Determination
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required and Given
- Received
- 11 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- College
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL50 1XP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2025
Received by Cheltenham
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12 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Given
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27 Jul 2026
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Avison Young Limited Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- Decision notice
- Officer report
- Site notice
- Site location maps
- Existing site plan
- Proposed site plan
- Existing site elevation
- Proposed site elevation
- Application form
- Site location plan
- Planning statement
- Health and mobile phone base stations
- Developer's notice
- Covering letter
- Icnirp declaration and clarification statement
- Dsit minister of state letter to council leaders
- General background information for telecommunications development
- Site specific supplementary information (including copies of pre-consultation)
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cheltenham granted permission on 6 November 2025, 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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