Yard Riverview Drive Monifieth Data via plota.co.uk

26/00195/PRIORN - Prior Notification Refused

Proposal

Installation of 20m high lattice tower incorporating antennas, dishes, concrete base, support poles, and ancillary development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
14 May 2026
✓
Consultation
15 May 2026
✓
Committee
11 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
14 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Aug 2026 · Committee · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Angus Development Standards Committee on 11 Aug 2026.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Officers recommended approval subject to conditions.
  • An objector raised the proposed acquisition and future development plans for the site.
  • The committee voted eight to two, with one non-vote, to refuse because of visual amenity impacts.
Read how the committee decided The proposed tower, officers’ recommendation, objections, committee debate, vote and reason for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Angus's committee minutes of 11 Aug 2026.

Documents 24

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Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Special area of conservation 173 m away: Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 173 m away: Monifieth Bay
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · 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
Angus
Application type
Prior Notification
Postcode
DD5 4NH
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Monifieth & Sidlaw
Parish
Monifieth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jun 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
WHP Telecoms Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 92 days from validation, 66 days slower than Angus's median of 26 for prior approvals. Refused, as 4% of prior approvals here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
24decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
14 Aug 2026
Consultation
15 May 2026
Comments by
29 May 2026
Committee
11 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No