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Grass Verge Adjacent To 2 Priory Way Haywards Heath West Sussex

Refused Mid Sussex DM/23/0434 Prior Notification - Telecommunication

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

Proposal

Proposed 5G telecoms installation: 15m street pole and additional ancillary equipment cabinets and associated ancillary works.

As published by the council, reference DM/23/0434

Application record

Reference
DM/23/0434
Type
Prior Notification - Telecommunication
Status
Refused
Decision
Prior Approval is Refused
Received
16 Feb 2023
Validated
16 Feb 2023
Decided
5 Apr 2023
Ward
Haywards Heath - Bentswood
Parish
Haywards Heath
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Feb 2023

    Received by Mid Sussex

  2. 5 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval is Refused

  3. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 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.

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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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