Planning application
Land At Gale Primary Sub-Station Whitworth Road Rochdale OL12 6ER
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
The installation of a 20m high lattice tower supporting 12 antennas on a headframe; 2 GPS modules; 4 300mm transmission dishes; 36 Ericsson radio systems; together with 6 equipment cabinets, 1 meter cabinet and ancillary development thereto including erection of 2.1m high palisade fencing and a 1.6 high metre gate
As published by the council, reference 23/00357/TELE
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00357/TELE
- Type
- Prior notification: Development by telecoms operators
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 6 Apr 2023
- Validated
- 6 Apr 2023
- Decided
- 26 May 2023
- Ward
- Healey
- Parish
- Rochdale North Township
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated
- Postcode
- OL12 6ER
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Apr 2023
Received by Rochdale
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26 May 2023
Decision issued: Refuse
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28 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
36 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Rochdale refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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