Planning application
Bedlington Telephone Exchange Glebe Road Bedlington Northumberland NE22 6JX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 7 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 24 Sep 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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24 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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24 Sep 2026
Status changed to Permitted
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- DEVELOPERS NOTICE
- PROPOSED CABIN PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- NATIONAL POLICY - DELIVERING ULTRA FAST BROADBAND MOBILE CONNECTIVITY
- 5G - HELPING TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE
- 5G HEALTH AND SAFETY
- 5G TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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Northumberland granted permission on 24 September 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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