Planning application
County House St Marys Street WORCESTER WR1 1HB
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
The installation of 20m high slim-line monopole, supporting 6 no. antennas, 2 no. equipment cabinets, 1 no. electric meter cabinet and ancillary development thereto.
As published by the council, reference 23/00173/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00173/TC
- Type
- Telecommunications
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 23 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 17 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Arboretum Ward pre 01/05/2024
- Parish
- Worcester City
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WR1 1HB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2023
Received by Worcester
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17 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Refusal
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat 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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