Planning application
26/0670/TELN
SWEB Mast Osprey House Osprey Road Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7WN
Proposal
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code Regulations 2003 to Utilise Permitted Development Rights upgrade our existing telecommunications installation at SWEB MAST
As published by the council, reference 26/0670/TELN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Apr 2026
Received by Exeter
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18 May 2026
Decision issued: Permission not required
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
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.
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Within 500 metres
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26/0243/TPO Split decision
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25/1587/DIS Decided
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25/1688/FUL Granted
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Proposed new rooftop extension to existing factory building, supporting new internal process equipment.
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26/0171/TPO Granted
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In Exeter
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26/0914/TELN Decided
Base Station Site At Marypole Head Pennsylvania Road Exeter
Notification under the electronic Communications code regulations 2003 (as amended) to utilise permitted development rights at existing base station site at Marypole Head, Pennsylvania Road
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26/0503/TELN Decided
6 Iron Bridge Exeter EX4 3RB
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus
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26/0616/TELN Decided
Rougemont Telephone Exchange Queen Street Exeter EX4 3TL
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26/0232/PNT Refused
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26/0361/TELN Granted
Footpath Past 6 Widecombe Way
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.