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Footpath Adjacent to 40 Shorncliffe Road , Folkestone , CT20 2NB

Refused Folkestone and Hythe 23/0179/FH/PA 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

Determination as to whether the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is required under Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the installation of 17m high phase 8 monopole, supporting 6 no. antennas, 1 no. wraparound equipment cabinet at the base of the monopole, 2 no. equipment cabinets, 1 no. electric meter cabinet and ancillary development thereto including 1 no. GPS module.

As published by the council, reference 23/0179/FH/PA

Application record

Reference
23/0179/FH/PA
Type
Prior notification: Development by telecoms operators
Status
Closed
Decision
Refused
Received
6 Feb 2023
Validated
6 Feb 2023
Decided
31 Mar 2023
Ward
Cheriton
Parish
Sandgate
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CT20 2NB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Feb 2023

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 31 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

35 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Folkestone and Hythe 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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