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Outside Burnham Trading Estate Burnham Road Dartford Kent

Refused Dartford 23/00146/TDA Telecommunications determination

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for determination pursuant to Schedule 2 Part 16 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as to whether prior approval is required for the proposed 5G telecoms installation: H3G street pole and additional equipment cabinets.

As published by the council, reference 23/00146/TDA

Application record

Reference
23/00146/TDA
Type
Telecommunications determination
Status
Decided
Decision
REFTDA - Prior approval Refused
Received
8 Feb 2023
Validated
8 Feb 2023
Decided
3 Apr 2023
Ward
Burnham
Parish
Not Parished
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Feb 2023

    Received by Dartford

  2. 3 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: REFTDA - Prior approval Refused

  3. 4 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About telecoms applications

How this application type works

Telecommunications applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, most of which come forward as prior approval cases under permitted development rules. The council typically has 56 days to consider siting and appearance only. The need for the network itself is treated as established, so objections carry most weight where they address visual impact or siting.

More on telecoms applications in our guide

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