Planning application
Bedlington Telephone Exchange Glebe Road Bedlington Northumberland NE22 6JX
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
- 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
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7 Aug 2026
Received by Northumberland
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Theale
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Northumberland 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 this record
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