Planning application
Land Adjacent To 14 Sutton Park Drive St Helens WA9 3TX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval for the proposed installation of 18m high phase 8 street monopole, supporting 6no antennas, 1no wraparound equipment cabinet at the base of the monopole, 2no equipment cabinets, 1no electric meter cabinet and ancillary development thereto including 1no. GPS module.
As published by the council, reference P/2022/0743/TELPA
Application record
- Reference
- P/2022/0743/TELPA
- Type
- Telecommunications Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refuse
- Received
- 25 Oct 2022
- Validated
- 25 Oct 2022
- Decided
- 15 Dec 2022
- Ward
- Sutton North West Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA9 3TX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Oct 2022
Received by St. Helens
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15 Dec 2022
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refuse
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24 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Birmingham
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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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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