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Land Adjacent M20 North Of Bumblebee Barn East Street Addington West Malling Kent

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 23/00159/TEA Prior approval Telecomms

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Telecommunications Application: Details of the siting and appearance of a replacement 30m high lattice telecommunications mast, 12no. antennae, 4no. 600mm diameter transmission dishes, 6no. equipment cabinets, new compound fencing and ancillary development thereto

As published by the council, reference 23/00159/TEA

Application record

Reference
23/00159/TEA
Type
Prior approval Telecomms
Status
Refuse
Decision
Refuse
Received
20 Jan 2023
Validated
20 Jan 2023
Decided
13 Mar 2023
Ward
Downs And Mereworth
Parish
Ryarsh
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jan 2023

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 13 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Tonbridge and Malling refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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