Planning application
Land Off Legh Street, Legh Street, Eccles, Salford, Great Manchester, M30 0UT
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed installation of a 25m Lattice Tower supporting 6 no. antennas on an open headframe and 2 no. 300mm transmission dishes along with 2 no. equipment cabinets and ancillary development there to including 15 no. Ericsson Radio Units (ERS) and 2m palisade fence.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/0204
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/0204
- Type
- Prior notification: Development by telecoms operators
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Refused
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Barton and Winton Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M30 0UT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by Salford
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10 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Refused
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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