Land adjacent to The Ancient Oak, Merrytrees Lane, Preston, PR4 0NZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior Notification submission for 15m steel pole to support fibre cable and ancillary electronic communications apparatus and/or radio antennae together with associated cabinetry housing electronic communications apparatus and/or radio equipment to form part of a high speed broadband electronic communications network Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Apr 2026 · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Site constraints 4
Checked on 7 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, 22 days slower than Preston's median of 33 for prior approvals. Approved, as 83% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent prior approvals in Preston to go on. Preston decision record →
Historical activity at this location
4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Preston ranks #118 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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Land adjacent to The Ancient Oak, Merrytrees Lane, Preston, PR4 0NZ
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