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26/00509/TELE28 - Telecommunication Development (28 days) Decided

Proposal

Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) to utilise permitted development rights (Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). The proposal consists of the placement of a 10M Medium Wooden Pole near Rose Mullion, School Lane, Reading, RG7 3ES. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Mar 2026
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Response Issued
3 Mar 2026

Response Issued on 3 Mar 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Burghfield Common built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 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
Telecommunication Development (28 days)
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Burghfield & Mortimer
Parish
Burghfield Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Mar 2026
Decision
Response Issued
Decision date
3 Mar 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Openreach

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Berkshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #199 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) 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
West Berkshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #122 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #142 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #199 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #203 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
65 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
57 decided
1,045
Total decisions
108 refused in the year to March 2026