Rainham Road South, Rainham Road South, Dagenham, Barking And Dagenham, RM10 8AF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01089/PRICOM - Prior Approval Refused

Proposal

Application for prior approval telecommunication: Installation of a 20m Phase 7 Mk2 monopole with wraparound cabinet supporting 9no. antennas and 2no. 300mm diameter transmission dishes and ancillary development thereto Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
31 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
23 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Sept 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

2 Article 4 directions
HMO Article 4 · Dagenham Village Upward Extension Article 4. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Local nature reserve about 63 m away: Beam Valley (Environment Agency)
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.
Air quality management area: Barking and Dagenham AQMA
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
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Barking and Dagenham built-up area; Green belt about 51 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Prior Approval
Postcode
RM10 8AF
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Village
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
M Group Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 20 days slower than Barking and Dagenham's median of 34 for prior approvals. Refused, as 11% of prior approvals here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
392decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
Barking and Dagenham
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#81 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Barking and Dagenham is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #9 out of 296. Only 16% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Barking and Dagenham is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 68% approved vs 90% nationally.

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Barking and Dagenham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
64%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #296 of 296
68%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #296 of 296
93%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #9 of 296
16%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #13 of 296
43%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
28%
Change of use approved
80 decided
725
Total decisions
260 refused in the year to March 2026