Planning application
British Telecom Saint Thomas Street Sunderland SR1 1BW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed 6no. antennas to be removed and replaced with 9no. antennas, 12no. RRU's to be removed and replaced with 15no. RRU's, cabinets to be refreshed for upgrade, fibre cables to be removed and replaced, and ancillary upgrades thereto to the existing equipment atop the Sunderland Telephone Exchange.
As published by the council, reference 26/00812/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00812/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Deptford And Hendon
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SR1 1BW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2026
Received by Sunderland
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
WHP Telecoms Ltd Agent, a telecoms contractor registered in Warrington
Active · incorporated 1998 · Warrington
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