Planning application
Telecommunications site on grass verge, Balcombe Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Notification under Regulation 5 for the proposed removal of the existing 12m pole and installation of the proposed 20m pole with a wraparound cabinet, removal of 1 no. existing cabinet and installation of 2 no. proposed cabinets, and ancillary development
As published by the council, reference CR/2026/0168/RG5
Application record
- Reference
- CR/2026/0168/RG5
- Type
- Status
- Status
- Objection
- Decision
- Refused As published: OBJECTION
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Crawley register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 2 refused.
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CR/2026/0274/RG5 Granted
Telecommunications site on grass verge, Balcombe Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Notification under Regulation 5 for the proposed installation of 1no. omni antenna at 13.17m on an existing 20m telecommunications base station and 1no. new cabinet at ground level, and ancillary development thereto
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CR/2025/0554/RG5 Refused
Telecommunications site on grass verge, Balcombe Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Notification under Regulation 5 for the removal of the existing 12m pole and installation of the proposed 20m pole with a wraparound cabinet, removal of 1 no. existing cabinet and installation of 2 no. proposed cabinets, and ancillary development.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by Crawley
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7 Apr 2026
Decision issued: OBJECTION
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Crawley refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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