Planning application
Telecommunications Mast Between Harland Way And Birchwood Avenue London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Telecommunications Notification - Replace existing 12.5m column with 20m column; installation of 9 no. antennas, radio units, 3 no. cabinets; removal of 3 no. equipment cabinets & 1 no. meter cabinet; associated works
As published by the council, reference 26/00719/TWORK
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00719/TWORK
- Type
- Telecommunication Work
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 15 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Southborough And Bidborough
- Parish
- Southborough Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01167/TWORK Granted
Telecommunications Mast Between Harland Way And Birchwood Avenue London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent
Telecommunications Notification - Removal of 12.5m column; replacement with 20m column, associated 6No. antenna, radio units, 2No. cabinets and ancillary works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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15 Apr 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Mr Michael Dunn - Southborough Society
- Covering Letter
- ICNIRP Declaration with Clarification Letter
- General Background Information
- All Plans
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 15 April 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.
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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