Planning application
Whitewall Creek Water Treatment Works Upnor Road Upnor Rochester Medway ME2 4UX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval under Part 16 Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for removal of existing TEF 17.5m high lattice tower on concrete base and installation of a TEF 20.0m high SWANN C5S5 tower on (4600x4600x1000) new concrete base, one C/W DELTA headframe, reserved antennas, supporting cabinets and associated ancillary works
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1231
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1231
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required - Approved
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Strood Rural
- Parish
- Frindsbury Extra
- Postcode
- ME2 4UX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by Medway
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required - Approved
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6 Sep 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Awaiting decision.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
WHP Ltd Agent
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5 documents on file for this application
- PRIOR APPROVAL REQ - APP - TELECOM
- ICNIRP DECLARATION
- REDACTED
- CTIL11287722_TEF18256_GA_REV_C
- SSSI UPGRADE 2024 ENGLAND
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Medway granted permission on 21 August 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 this record
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