Planning application
Land At Watlington Road Cowley Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 7UB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the replacement of 20m pole and installation of 6no. antennas, together with internal upgrades to existing cabinet and ancillary works.
As published by the council, reference 25/02995/PDT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02995/PDT
- Type
- Permitted Dev Check -Telecoms
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission not required
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 18 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Blackbird Leys Ward
- Parish
- Blackbird Leys Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- OX4 7UB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02278/PDT Decided
Land At Watlington Road Cowley Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 7UB
Installation comprising replacement of the existing 20.00m streetworks pole with a 20.00m Hutchison M-Range Street Works Pole. Removal of existing 6no. antennas to be replaced with proposed 6no. antennas and 1no. 300mm dish and internal upgrade of associated ancillary equipment at ground level.
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25/03223/FUL Awaiting decision
Land At Watlington Road Cowley Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 7UB
Installation of an underground high voltage cable to support solar farm (South Oxfordshire Reference P23/S4132/FUL)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Nov 2025
Received by Oxford
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12 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Permission not required
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Oxford granted permission on 18 November 2025, 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.
About telecoms applications
Telecoms applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, usually as prior approval cases where the council considers siting and appearance only. More in our guide to planning application types.
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