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DC/26/01985 - Telecommunications Determination Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval application for proposed telecommunications code system operators development under Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) - Proposed Arqiva smart metering 1no. Omni at 13.45m mean mounted on proposed 12m street works pole; Proposed Arqiva smart metering 1no. GPS antenna at 12m mean mounted on proposed street works pole; Proposed Arqiva smart metering 1no. 3g omni antenna at 4.19m mean mounted on proposed street works pole; Proposed Arqiva smart metering equipment enclosure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
11 May 2026
Consultation
13 May 2026
Approved
6 Jul 2026

Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Dedham Vale National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Nayland conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Nayland built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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

Application type
Telecommunications Determination
Postcode
CO6 4JD
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Bures St Mary & Nayland
Parish
Stoke By Nayland
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Decision
Formal Approval IS required - Approved
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
WHP

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 34 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 22 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 96% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
123decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14913174
Consultation
13 May 2026
Comments by
3 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
25 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Babergh Mid Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #124 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #68 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #56 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #83 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
160 decided (1-9 homes)
73%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
40 decided
882
Total decisions
99 refused in the year to March 2026