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Land At Gale Primary Sub-Station Whitworth Road Rochdale OL12 6ER

Refused Rochdale 23/00357/TELE Prior notification: Development by telecoms operators

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

  1. 6 Apr 2023

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 26 May 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

36 documents on file for this application

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What 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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