Planning application
Telecommunications Mast Bath Road Midgham Reading
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) to utilise permitted development rights (Class A of Part 16 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). The proposal is to install electronic communications apparatus/development ancillary to the existing site comprising the following; the removal and replacement of 3no. antennas and installation of 1no. GPS node; plus ancillary development thereto.
As published by the council, reference 26/01336/TELE28
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01336/TELE28
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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25/02476/TELE28 Decided
Telecommunications Mast Bath Road Midgham Reading
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) to utilise permitted development rights (Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)). The proposal consists of the installation of a new permanent diesel generator on a new concrete base, and ancillary development thereto. Proposed works to take place at the Existing Telecoms Mast Site, Compound for Midgham Landfill, Brimpton Road, Midgham, Reading, RG7 5UX.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Berkshire took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with West Berkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Berkshire's median decision took 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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