Planning application
Telecommunications Equipment On Roof Of Elstree House Elstree Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The installation of 1 no. new 7.5m stub tower with 3 no. new antennae and 1 no. new equipment cabinet, the removal of 3 no. existing antennae with support equipment and 1 no. existing equipment cabinet, alongside the relocation of 3 no. existing antennae and 1 no. existing equipment cabinet and development ancillary thereto.
As published by the council, reference 26/0664/PD56O
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0664/PD56O
- Type
- PD - Prior Approval 56 day - Others
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Borehamwood Kenilworth
- Parish
- Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by Hertsmere
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Hertsmere took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Beacon Comms Agent, registered in Tavistock
Active · incorporated 2010 · Tavistock
101 applications on PlanIndex · across 47 councils · 80% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- Highways response
- Consultee comment submitted online
- Application form redacted
- Location plan
- Supplementary information
- Existing and proposed plans and elevations
- Covering letter
- Icnirp declaration with clarification letter
- Developer's notice
- General background information for telecommunications development
- Mobileuk health fact sheet
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Hertsmere for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Hertsmere decided prior approval applications in a median of 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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