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26/00311/PAT - Prior approval telecom code systems ops Refused

Proposal

Proposed installation of a 15m high street column accommodating 6No antennas, 1No 0.3m dish and ancillary equipment. The proposal also involves the installation of 3No cabinets at ground level and ancillary development thereto. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Feb 2026
Consultation
6 Mar 2026
Refused
15 Apr 2026
Appeal allowed
17 Jul 2026

Refused on 15 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 31

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Nottingham built-up area.
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

Council
Nottingham
Application type
Prior approval telecom code systems ops
Postcode
NG2 4GH
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Feb 2026
Ward
Dales (May 2019)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Apr 2026
Decision
Reject
Decision date
15 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 17 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case ↗
Agent
WHP Telecoms

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 9 days faster than Nottingham's median of 56 for utility and infrastructure works. Refused, as 4% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
28decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14738533
Neighbours
6 Mar 2026
Consultation
6 Mar 2026
Comments by
29 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
20 Mar 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