Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Grass Verge On Corner Of Steyning Avenue And South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex

Refused Lewes LW/22/0826 Prior Approval Application (Telecoms)

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

Proposal

Proposed installation of up to a 20m high slim-line 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

As published by the council, reference LW/22/0826

Application record

Reference
LW/22/0826
Type
Prior Approval Application (Telecoms)
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
16 Dec 2022
Validated
16 Dec 2022
Decided
9 Feb 2023
Ward
Peacehaven East
Parish
Peacehaven
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Dec 2022

    Received by Lewes

  2. 9 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a telecoms contractor registered in Leeds

324 applications on PlanIndex · across 97 councils · 84% granted

Trade members see who it is, their full track record, and every application they have filed.

See who's behind it

Documents

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

34 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

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

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

In Lewes

  • LW/23/0129 Refused

    Street Record Beggars Wood Road Chailey East Sussex

    Proposed 5G telecoms installation: H3G 15m street pole and additional equipment cabinets

    6 Mar 2023 Telecoms
  • LW/21/0334 Granted

    Street Record Brighton Road Newhaven East Sussex

    The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A for a proposed 15m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works

    6 May 2021 Telecoms