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26/00535/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Replacement of 6 no. existing rooftop facemounted antennas with the installation of a new rooftop stub mast hosting 6 no. VMO2 antenna, 6 no. VodafoneThree antennas, 4 no. 300mm diameter dishes, associated ancillary equipment and replacement of internal equipment housing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2026
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Validated
3 Aug 2026
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Consultation
19 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 18

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden 155 m away: Stamford Park, Stalybridge; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Ashton-under-Lyne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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
Tameside
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
OL6 6DL
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Ashton-under-Lyne St Michaels
Parish
Ashton-under-lyne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Causeway Telecoms Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 85% of full applications here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
321decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Tameside in the last twelve months, from validation. Tameside decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15050018
Planning Portal ref
PP-15050018
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
19 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tameside
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#85 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tameside is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #60 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tameside decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #199 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #121 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #60 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #145 of 296
52%
Minor dwellings approved
31 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
78 decided
561
Total decisions
80 refused in the year to March 2026