Planning application
Victoria Avenue Car Park Victoria Avenue Swanage Dorset BH19 1AR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
• Existing x1 22.5m high Phosco monopole to be removed and to be replaced by x1 22.87m high monopole with a 4.9 headframe. • Existing 3 no. antennas to be removed and replaced by 6 no. antennas. • Internal cabin refresh to be undertaken. • Other associated ancillary works.
As published by the council, reference P/PAEL/2026/03971
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAEL/2026/03971
- Type
- Prior Approval - Electronic Communication Network
- Status
- Planning Not Required
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Swanage Ward
- Parish
- Swanage
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH19 1AR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jul 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 10 September 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 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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