Planning application
Land In Front Of 64-66 Old Hale Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XR
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Installation of 15m-high telecommunications monopole and 3no. ground-based equipment cabinets; and ancillary development thereto.
As published by the council, reference 23/00332/TD
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00332/TD
- Type
- Telecommunications Determination
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 10 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 3 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Hitchin Bearton Ward Historic
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG5 1XR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2023
Received by North Hertfordshire
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3 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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9 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, registered in Bicester
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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.
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24/01803/TD Granted
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Replacement of existing 15m monopole with 20m monopole with wraparound ground based equipment cabinet supporting 9 no antennas, together with the removal of 2 no existing equipment cabinets, and the addition of 3 no new cabinets and ancillary development thereto.
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23/00391/TD Refused
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23/00375/TD Refused
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22/03251/TD Refused
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Installation of a 15m-high telecommunications monopole and 3no. ground-based equipment cabinets; and ancillary development thereto (as amended by Supplementary Information Form received on 22 December 2022).
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22/03193/TD Refused
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