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British Telecom Saint Thomas Street Sunderland SR1 1BW

Granted Sunderland 26/00812/FUL Full Application

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

  1. 14 Apr 2026

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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Documents

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41 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 27 July 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.

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