Planning application
Land In Front Of 96-98 Spring Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3SJ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Installation of 5G telecommunicationss mast, H3G 15m street pole and additional equipment cabinets.
As published by the council, reference 23/00375/TD
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00375/TD
- Type
- Telecommunications Determination
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 15 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 15 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 30 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Letchworth South West Historic
- Parish
- Letchworth Garden City
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG6 3SJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Feb 2023
Received by North Hertfordshire
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30 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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.
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