The Sir Bobby Robson Sports Centre Durham Academy Bracken Court Ushaw Moor Durham DH7 7NG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of a telecommunications base station comprising a lattice telecommunications tower and associated ground-based equipment. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Full Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 12
Site constraints 6
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
- Durham
- Application type
- Telecommunications Prior Notification
- Postcode
- DH7 7NG
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Deerness
- Parish
- Brandon And Byshottles
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
- Decision date
- 5 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Full Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- WHP Telecoms Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 109 days from validation, 71 days slower than Durham's median of 38 for prior approvals. Approved, as 84% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15022018
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15022018
- Neighbours
- 10 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 14 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 28 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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