Planning application
21/01523/TELE
Land Off Windermere Road, Opposite Bonscale Crescent, Middleton
Proposal
The installation of a 20m Orion streetpole supporting 6no antennas and remote radio units and 1no. 300mm dish with the installation of a 1no. York and 1no. Shire cabinet and with ancillary development
As published by the council, reference 21/01523/TELE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2021
Received by Rochdale
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14 Dec 2021
Decision issued: Refuse
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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21/00781/FUL Granted
Land Between 171 And 175 Windermere Road, Middleton Rochdale M24 5NQ
Use of land as temporary materials storage area including erection of 2.1m high perimeter fencing to sides and rear with access gates and hoarding to front of site
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21/00782/ADV Granted
Land Between 171 And 175 Windermere Road, Middleton
Advertisement Consent for hoarding to Windermere Road and 2no. externally illuminated V stack sign
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21/00745/HOUS Granted
21 Bonscale Crescent Middleton M24 5LX
Installation of external step lift on ground floor front elevation with alteration of existing window into a new doorway, featuring installation of raised brick and flagged area at pavement level
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21/00271/ADV Granted
Land Off Bonscale Crescent And Rothay Drive, Middleton
Various illuminated and non-illuminated sales signs and the installation of 4 flag poles
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21/00270/FUL Granted
Land Off Bonscale Crescent And Rothay Drive. Middleton
Erection of single storey temporary sales cabin including parking areas to front and rear and temporary access, landscaping, access paths and fencing
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21/01328/CPL Granted
113 Windermere Road, Middleton, M24 5WF
Application for certificate of lawfulness for external repairs and landscaping including erection of boundary treatments, replacement of roof covering and alterations to fenestration
Other telecoms applications
In Rochdale
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NOT/2026/0517 Decided
WALLHEAD ROAD, NEWBOLD, ROCHDALE, OL16 5DB
Prior notification for a proposed 20m high telecommunications pole, 6 no. antennas, 3 no. RRU's, 2 no 300 dishes, together with 1 no. GPS module and equipment housing
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NOT/2026/0620 Awaiting decision
Land at C Norris Springs Ltd, Lady House Works, Milnrow, OL16 4JD
Prior notification for the installation of a 20m lattice tower with an open headframe supporting, 12 no. antennas, 4 no. 0.3m transmission dishes, along with 2 no. equipment cabinets, 1 no. electric meter cabinet and ancillary development thereto including 30 no. Ericsson Radio Systems (ERS’s), contained within a 2m high palisade fence
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NOT/2026/0597 Awaiting decision
HOWARD STREET SW, HOWARD STREET, Rochdale, OL12 0NF
The installation of a new 20m high Orion streetpole hosting 6 no. antennas, 3 no. ERS, 2 no. dishes, equipment housing and other ancillary development.
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NOT/2026/0559 Awaiting decision
George Street SW, George Street, Rochdale, OL16 2HZ
Prior notification for a proposed 20m high telecommunications pole, 6 no. antennas, 3 no. ERS, 2 no. dishes, equipment housing and other ancillary development
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NOT/2026/0401 Awaiting decision
Edmund Street Car Park, Edmund Street Car Park, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 4HR
Prior notification for a proposed 23m high telecommunications CU Phosco Phase 6 monopole supporting 6 no. VMO2 antennas, 6 no. VodafoneThree antennas, 30 no. remote radio units, together with equipment housing and associated ancillary development within a palisade fence compound