Freshfield Stables Fairy Lane Sale M33 2JU Data via plota.co.uk

118734/TEL/26 - Telecommunications Notification Approved

Proposal

Installation of a new headframe supporting 9 antennas to be installed on existing 15.5m steel monopole taking overall height to 18m, 6 additional sector antennas, ground based radio equipment, cabling and associated housing. (Notification for prior approval under Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Mar 2026
Consultation
2 Apr 2026
Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Trafford
Application type
Telecommunications Notification
Postcode
M33 2JU
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Ward
Sale Moor
Decision
Prior Approval Approved
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Novo Technologies Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 8 days slower than Trafford's median of 46 for prior approvals. Approved, as 53% of prior approvals here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
53%approved
49decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Trafford in the last twelve months, from validation. Trafford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14816074
Neighbours
2 Apr 2026
Consultation
2 Apr 2026
Comments by
23 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Trafford
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#142 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Trafford ranks #120 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Trafford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #185 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #212 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #120 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #95 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
73 decided (1-9 homes)
64%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
27 decided
1,430
Total decisions
182 refused in the year to March 2026