Planning application
Telecommunications Mast Telephone Exchange High Street Spennymoor
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
15.5m Vs280 Monopole supporting 6no antennas
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00789/TEL
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00789/TEL
- Type
- Telecommunications Prior Notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Tudhoe
- Parish
- Spennymoor
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/24/02434/TEL Granted
Telecommunications Mast Telephone Exchange High Street Spennymoor
Prior notification for installation of replacement 20m monopole mast including 3 no. antenna, radio equipment, 1 no. GPS Module, 2 no. equipment cabinets, and ancillary development thereto
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Novo Technologies Limited Agent
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 13 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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Prior notification for installation of replacement 20m monopole mast including 3 no. antenna, radio equipment, 1 no. GPS Module, 2 no. equipment cabinets, and ancillary development thereto