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Valley Hill Valley Close Essex Loughton, Epping Forest IG10 3BF

Refused Epping Forest EPF/2024/21 Prior notification: Development by telecoms operators

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

Proposal

Application for proposed telecommunications installation: ‘slim line’ phase 8 monopole c/w wraparound cabinet at base, 3no. additional ancillary equipment cabinets & associated ancillary works.

As published by the council, reference EPF/2024/21

Application record

Reference
EPF/2024/21
Type
Prior notification: Development by telecoms operators
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
21 Jul 2021
Validated
22 Jul 2021
Decided
6 Sep 2021
Ward
Loughton Roding
Parish
Loughton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IG10 3BF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2021

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 22 Jul 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

18 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Epping Forest 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 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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