Planning application
Wellingborough Telephone Exchange Midland Road Wellingborough NN8 1HA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of 3 no. existing antennas and mast head amplifiers (MHAs); Installation of 3 no. new antennas on new support steelwork; Installation of remote radio heads (RRHs), break out boxes (BOBs) and a GPS node; Removal of 1 no. existing cabinet and the installation of 1 no. new cabinet; Installation of a handrail; Associated apparatus and ancillary works
As published by the council, reference 26/01638/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01638/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted/Approved
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 5 Aug 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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12 Jun 2026
Received by North Northamptonshire
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted/Approved
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9 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously In progress.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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North Northamptonshire granted permission on 5 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.
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