Planning application
Telecommunications Mast Abbey Road Industrial Estate Pity Me DH1 5HB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of lattice mast with 3no. antennas fixed to a headframe up to a maximum height of 25.4m (amended description).
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00468/TEL
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00468/TEL
- Type
- Telecommunications Prior Notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Framwellgate And Newton Hall
- Parish
- Framwellgate Moor
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 5HB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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25 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Pegasus Planning Group Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Cirencester
Active · incorporated 2010 · Cirencester
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 18 May 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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