Land At Stowupland Pumping Station Church Road Stowupland IP14 4BG Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03063 - Telecommunications Determination Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval application for proposed telecommunications code system operators development under Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) - Installation of ARQIVA Smart Metering 1No. OMNI at 13.45m mean mounted on proposed 12.0m Streetworks pole; Instillation of ARQIVA Smart Metering 1No. GPS antenna at 12.0m mounted on proposed streetworks pole; Installation of ARQIVA Smart Metering 1No. 3G OMNI antenna at 19m mean mounted on proposed streetworks pole; Installation of ARQIVA Smart Metering equipment enclosure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2026
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Consultation
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Public footpath 19 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1115 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Stowupland built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Telecommunications Determination
Postcode
IP14 4BG
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden
Parish
Stowupland
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Formal Approval NOT Reqd
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
WHP

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 18 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 38 for prior approvals. Approved, as 84% of prior approvals here are.

87%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
119decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15026072
Planning Portal ref
PP-15026072
Neighbours
27 Jul 2026
Consultation
23 Jul 2026
Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
4 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) 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
Babergh Mid Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #124 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #68 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #56 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #83 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
160 decided (1-9 homes)
73%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
40 decided
882
Total decisions
99 refused in the year to March 2026