Planning application
22/00571/GPDO16
Grass Verge Opposite Cedar Road Oxhey Road Watford
Proposal
Notification of details of proposed 'slim line' 15m high monopole telecommunications mast with wraparound cabinet at base, 3no. additional ancillary equipment cabinets and associated ancillary works
As published by the council, reference 22/00571/GPDO16
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2022
Received by Watford
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3 May 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Jun 2022
Decision issued: Refuse GPDO Part 24 Prior Approval
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About telecoms applications
How this application type works
Telecommunications applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, most of which come forward as prior approval cases under permitted development rules. The council typically has 56 days to consider siting and appearance only. The need for the network itself is treated as established, so objections carry most weight where they address visual impact or siting.
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In Watford
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25/00721/GPDO Withdrawn
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25/00534/GPDO Granted
Grass Verge On Junction Of Wiggenhall Road And Farraline Road Wiggenhall Road Watford WD18 0DQ
Installation of a 20m high Hutchinson Engineering Phase 8 monopole with wrap around cabinet supporting 6no. antennas, 2no. 300mm transmission dishes, 3no equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto.
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25/00366/GPDO Granted
Pavement Outside North Watford Methodist Church The Harebreaks Watford
Notification of the installation of a 17.5 m monopole supporting 6no. antennas, 1no. 300mm transmission dish and ancillary development thereto. For informative purposes, 3no. equipment cabinets permitted by Class A(a) of Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO are shown on the accompanying drawings.
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22/00702/GPDO16 Granted
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Prior approval application for the siting and appearance of an 18m high monopole telecommunications mast within the grass verge between Leggatts Rise and North Western Road
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22/00538/GPDO16 Granted
Grass Verge Opposite Timberland Car Park Radlett Road Watford
Notification of proposed 15m high phase 8 monopole telecommunications mast with wraparound cabinet at base and associated ancillary works (amended description - mast height reduced from 16m to 15m)