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P26/0905/PN16A - Prior Notification - PN16A - Telecomms Approved

Proposal

Prior approval under schedule 2 part 16 of the Town and Country Planning (GPDO) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Consultation
22 Aug 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Air quality management area: Dudley 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Kingswinford built-up area.
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 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
Dudley
Application type
Prior Notification - PN16A - Telecomms
Postcode
DY6 8AW
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Approval is required and is Approved
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
McHenry

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 15 days slower than Dudley's median of 40 for prior approvals. Approved, as 84% of prior approvals here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
83decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15138229
Site or press notice
22 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Sept 2026
Dudley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#128 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Dudley ranks #122 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dudley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #246 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #217 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #122 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #76 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
65%
Change of use approved
52 decided
780
Total decisions
137 refused in the year to March 2026