Victoria Avenue Car Park Victoria Avenue Swanage Dorset BH19 1AR Data via plota.co.uk

P/PAEL/2026/03971 - Prior Approval - Electronic Communication Network Approved

Proposal

• Existing x1 22.5m high Phosco monopole to be removed and to be replaced by x1 22.87m high monopole with a 4.9 headframe., • Existing 3 no. antennas to be removed and replaced by 6 no. antennas., • Internal cabin refresh to be undertaken., • Other associated ancillary works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

22 Jul 2026

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Approved

10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 17

Site constraints 9

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 ↗

Dorset 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.

Flood storage area

Land engineered to hold flood water and protect somewhere else.

The Environment Agency will object to anything that reduces the storage.

Conservation area 5 m away: Swanage Conservation Area

The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.

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.

4 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Memorial to John Mowlem in the Town Cemetery, Grade II, 61 m away · 4 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

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61 mMemorial to John Mowlem in the Town CemeteryGrade II
74 mSwanage locomotive shed, turntable pit and retaining wallGrade II
99 mRailway overbridgeGrade II
133 m18, Gilbert RoadGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Heritage at risk 5 m away: Swanage; Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; Flood defence 4 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood); Inside the Swanage built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Dorset
Application type: Prior Approval - Electronic Communication Network
Postcode: BH19 1AR
Received: 22 Jul 2026
Validated: 22 Jul 2026
Ward: Swanage Ward
Parish: Swanage
Case officer: Show
Decision: Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date: 10 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 22 days slower than Dorset's median of 28 for prior approvals. Approved, as 75% of prior approvals here are.

This one50d

Council28d

UK33d

95%decided within 8 weeks

75%approved

170decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 21 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved

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P/HOU/2022/01008 11 Apr 2022

2019 Approved

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2019 Approved

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2018 Withdrawn

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2016 Approved

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Dorset

Planning Authority Score

7.5/10

Good

#44 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Dorset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #51 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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Dorset decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

92%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #80 of 296

95%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #74 of 296

78%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #51 of 296

35%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #102 of 296

81%

Minor dwellings approved

344 decided (1-9 homes)

85%

Major dwellings approved

40 decided (10+ homes)

76%

Change of use approved

85 decided

2,781

Total decisions

233 refused in the year to March 2026

Victoria Avenue Car Park Victoria Avenue Swanage Dorset BH19 1AR Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

Plans & drawings 6

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 7