Planning application
Telecommunications Mast 104118 Highlands Road Shirley Solihull
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for the installation of a new 20 metre high Taurus streetpole telecommunications tower. The structure will support 9 No. VMO2 antennas, 6 No. ERS, equipment housing and other associated ancillary works.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00847/PN
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/00847/PN
- Type
- Prior Notification (Telecommunications)
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Granted
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Shirley South
- Parish
- Non-Civil Parish Or Community
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision With Objections
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by Solihull
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Granted
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Causeway Telecoms Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Ballycastle
Active · incorporated 2025 · Ballycastle
43 applications on PlanIndex · across 20 councils · 81% granted
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See their track recordJet Infrastructure Ltd Applicant, registered in Leigh
Active · incorporated 2025 · Leigh
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- DECISION PN TELECOMS APPROVED
- SMBC - HIGHWAYS
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- EXISTING NORTH EAST ELEVATION
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED NORTH EAST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- DELIVERY RECEIPT JET 31
- SITE PROVIDER LETTER JET 31 HIGHLANDS ROAD
- GPDO LETTER
- LETTER & ICNIRP CERTIFICATE
- SITE SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Solihull granted permission on 25 June 2026, 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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