Land Adjacent To Howden Lodge Durham Road Thorpe Thewles Data via plota.co.uk

26/1402/TNOT - Telecommunication Notification Decided

Proposal

Notice under regulation 5 of electronic communications code regulations for the installation of 1No. 11 metre light wooden pole. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Consultation
17 Jul 2026
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Closed
20 Jul 2026

Closed on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
National infrastructure project about 404 m away: Byers Gill Solar
The site is about 404 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: East Coast Hydrogen Teesside Pipeline (at pre-application, about 1024 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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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Important details

Application type
Telecommunication Notification
Postcode
TS21 3LR
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Northern Parishes
Parish
Grindon & Thorpe Thewles Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Closed
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
17 Jul 2026
Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Stockton-on-Tees
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#112 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Stockton-on-Tees ranks #180 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stockton-on-Tees decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #67 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #44 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #180 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #155 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
19 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
44 decided
612
Total decisions
41 refused in the year to March 2026