Planning application
Wellingborough Telephone Exchange 11 Midland Road Wellingborough NN8 1HA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to include the removal of 6 x antenna from existing stub tower to be replaced with the installation of 4 x antenna on the stub tower and 2 x antenna on a new wall mounted EMA pole, ancillary equipment on roof of the BT exchange and ancillary development thereto as per the equipment scope
As published by the council, reference 25/01547/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01547/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted/Approved
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 27 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Croyland & Swanspool
- Parish
- Wellingborough CP
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NN8 1HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by North Northamptonshire
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27 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted/Approved
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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North Northamptonshire granted permission on 27 January 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.
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