Planning application
127408/TEL/2020
Grass Verge On Moorcroft Road To The North East Of The Junction With Sledmoor Drive Manchester M23 0WJ
Proposal
Prior approval application for the installation of a 20 metre high telecommunications mast with wraparound Cabinet at base and 3 no. equipment cabinets
As published by the council, reference 127408/TEL/2020
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2020
Received by Manchester
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18 Aug 2020
Decision issued: Withdrawn
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What withdrawal means
The process from here
The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.
The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.
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.
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Other telecoms applications
In Manchester
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144951/TEL/2026 Refused
Pavement Of Langley Road Fallowfield Manchester M14 6LH
Installation of a telecommunications base station comprising a 20m monopole supporting 6no. antennas and 2no. dishes, together with 2no. ground based equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto.
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144828/TEL/2025 Granted
Copson Street Withington Manchester M20 3HE
Prior approval application for the Installation of a 12 metre high Monopole, together with 1No. Omni Antenna (at 13.45 metres) and ancillary equipment including GPS Module, 1No. Collinear Antenna fixed at 4.19m and 1No. Cabinet.
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144631/TEL/2025 Refused
Upper Brook North Brunswick Street Manchester M13 9SR
Prior Approval for the installation of 20m telecommunications pole with 12 no. antennas and 3 no. associated cabinets.
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143853/TEL/2025 Granted
Land At The Junction Of Fairclough Street And Gwelo Street Manchester
Prior approval for the installation of a 20.0m telecommunications monopole, with 6no. antennas , 2no. dishes and proposed 1no. equipment cabinet.
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143862/TEL/2025 Granted
Land At Droylsden Road Manchester M40 2FT
Prior Approval for the installation of a telecommunications base station comprising a 20 metre high monopole supporting 6 no antennas, 1 no. 300mm dish together with 3 no. ground based cabinets, 1 no. meter cabinet, and ancillary development thereto