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Updown Paddock Updown Grange 280 Ramsgate Road Margate Kent CT9 4DT

Awaiting decision Thanet TL/TH/26/0548 Telecommunications

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Proposal

Application for prior approval for the installation of a 25m slimline lattice tower with 6no. antenna apertures, 3no. equipment cabinets, and associated fencing, hardstanding and foundations

As published by the council, reference TL/TH/26/0548

Application record

Reference
TL/TH/26/0548
Type
Telecommunications
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Salmestone
Parish
No Civil Parish
Postcode
CT9 4DT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 May 2026

    Received by Thanet

  2. 1 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Thanet took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Beacon Comms Agent, registered in Tavistock

Active · incorporated 2010 · Tavistock

99 applications on PlanIndex · across 47 councils · 80% granted

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Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Thanet for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Thanet's median decision took 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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