Planning application
Land At Railway Bridge (111) Lichfield Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Telecommunications Determination: Removal of the existing 12m telegraph pole to be replaced by 20m pole with a wraparound cabinet supporting 6no proposed antennas, together with the removal of 3 ground-based cabinets and the installation of 2 no proposed cabinets and ancillary development thereto.
As published by the council, reference 26/00473/TCN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00473/TCN
- Type
- Telecommunications Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: TCN Prior approval not required
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Armitage With Handsacre
- Parish
- Armitage With Handsacre
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by Lichfield
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19 May 2026
Decision issued: TCN Prior approval not required
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
- Planning report 473.pdf
- Wetcnz web tcn panr
- Applicationformredacted
- Allaying health concerns regarding 5g
- Dcms mhclg collaborating for digital connectivity letter
- Dsit minister of state letter to leaders nov 2024
- Emf guidelines v20
- Gsma 5g emf briefing web 05 20
- Hm government ofcom 5g guide
- Keir starmer in the times - we will launch a golden era of building
- Matt warman mp letter on 5g broadband
- Matt warman mp letter to lpa chiefs 2021
- Mobile uk digital inclusion report
- Mobileuk 5g local authority toolkit
- Mobileuk health fact sheet v1
- Online-nation-2022-report
- 28660 developers notice
- 28660 developers notice cover letter
- 28660 developers notice cover letter pos and pod p
- 28660 planning drawings rev a2
- 28660 gpdo application cover letter
- 28660 icnirp covering letter and certificate
- Ee-28660 mbnl-railway bridge - sssi
- 28660 safeguarding area notice and pod
- Home office esn briefing note
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lichfield granted permission on 19 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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