Cnr Bath Rd & Galleymead Rd, Colnbrook, Slough, SL3 0EN Data via plota.co.uk

F/00055/002 - Telecommunications Application Approved

Proposal

Prior approval application for the removal of the existing 11.5-metre L3 lamppost structure and the installation of a new 17-metre Phase 7 monopole complete with a wraparound equipment cabinet. The scheme also includes the installation of nine antennae, one GPS node, the removal of one existing cabinet, and the addition of a cabinet, along with associated ancillary equipment and supporting steelwork. The installation is being deployed for the sole purpose of maintaining a telecommunications network and providing 4G and 5G coverage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jun 2026
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Validated
8 Jun 2026
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Consultation
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project about 319 m away: M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway
The site is about 319 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway) (at pre-application, the site is inside its boundary).
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Poyle built-up area; Green belt about 41 m away: London; Flood defence about 43 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
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

Council
Slough
Application type
Telecommunications Application
Postcode
SL3 0EN
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Colnbrook-and-Poyle
Parish
Colnbrook-with-Poyle
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior Approval; Granted/Informative
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 37 days slower than Slough's median of 0 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 100% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
27decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Slough in the last twelve months, from validation. Slough decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
8 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Jul 2026
Slough
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#260 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Slough is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #263 out of 296. Slough is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Slough decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #275 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #269 of 296
42%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #263 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #142 of 296
60%
Minor dwellings approved
48 decided (1-9 homes)
50%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
40%
Change of use approved
47 decided
617
Total decisions
137 refused in the year to March 2026