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Land Adjacent To 14 Sutton Park Drive St Helens WA9 3TX

Refused St. Helens P/2022/0743/TELPA Telecommunications Prior Approval

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

  1. 25 Oct 2022

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 15 Dec 2022

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refuse

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Birmingham

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Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What 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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