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Vale Royal Car Park, Vale Royal, London, N7 9AP

Refused Islington P2023/0660/PRA Prior Approval (Telecommunications)

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

Proposal

Notification of Prior Approval (Telecommunications) for installation of 1no. 10m high 'Phase 5' monopole, 2no. antennas, 2no. 0.3m dishes and 3no. ground-based equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto.

As published by the council, reference P2023/0660/PRA

Application record

Reference
P2023/0660/PRA
Type
Prior Approval (Telecommunications)
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior approval required - refused
Received
3 Mar 2023
Validated
3 Mar 2023
Decided
26 Apr 2023
Ward
Caledonian
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
N7 9AP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Mar 2023

    Received by Islington

  2. 26 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Prior approval required - refused

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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.

More on telecoms applications in our guide

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