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Bedlington Telephone Exchange Glebe Road Bedlington Northumberland NE22 6JX

Awaiting decision Northumberland National Park 26/02801/MAST GPDO Determination for Telecom Mast

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Notification of Prior Approval for the Installation of an 18m lattice tower supporting a 3m headframe, Installation of 6 no. new antennas, Installation of 9 no. remote radio units (RRUs), 6 no. break out boxes (BOBs) and 1 no. GPS node. Removal of 1 no. existing cabinet and installation of 1 no. new cabinet in the existing cabin, removal of 3 no. existing mast head amplifiers (MHAs, associated apparatus and ancillary works.

As published by the council, reference 26/02801/MAST

Application record

Reference
26/02801/MAST
Type
GPDO Determination for Telecom Mast
Status
Registered
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Bedlington Central
Parish
West Bedlington
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NE22 6JX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Aug 2026

    Received by Northumberland National Park

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Northumberland National Park took a median of 34 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Agent on file, registered in Theale

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

The process from here

This application is with Northumberland National Park for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

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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