Telecommunications Mast O2 Homebase Castle Bridge Road Nottingham Data via plota.co.uk

26/01481/PAT - Prior approval telecom code systems ops Approved

Proposal

The removal of the existing 20m monopole supporting 3 no. antennas, the removal of 4 no. equipment cabinets and the replacement of a 22.5m monopole supporting 6 no. antennas on an open headframe, 4 no. 0.3m transmission dishes, along with 4 no. equipment cabinets, 1 no. electric meter cabinet on a new concrete base and ancillary development thereto including Ericsson Radio Systems (ERS's) and a 2m high palisade fence. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: AQMA No.2
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Nottingham built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Nottingham
Application type
Prior approval telecom code systems ops
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Meadows (May 2019)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision
Prior approval not required
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Clarke Telecom Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 5 days slower than Nottingham's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 100% of demolitions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
31decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Nottingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Nottingham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15164527
Planning Portal ref
PP-15164527
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Nottingham
Planning Authority Score
4.1/10
Below average
#191 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Nottingham is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #255 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Nottingham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #139 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #193 of 296
45%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #255 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #79 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
44 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
21 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
99 decided
1,044
Total decisions
116 refused in the year to March 2026

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