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26/01233/TELNOT - Notifications The Electronic Comms Code Approved

Proposal

Replacement 22.5m monopole mast accommodating 6 antenna and ancillary radio equipment. Installation of one equipment cabinet within compound and ancillary development thereto. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bilsthorpe built-up area; Priority habitat 47 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
Notifications The Electronic Comms Code
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Bilsthorpe
Parish
Bilsthorpe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Matthew McGimpsey

How this decision compares

Decided in 10 days from validation, 47 days faster than Newark and Sherwood's median of 57 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 100% of commercial and major works here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Newark and Sherwood in the last twelve months, from validation. Newark and Sherwood decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Newark and Sherwood
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#198 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Newark and Sherwood is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #241 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) 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
Newark and Sherwood decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #88 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #55 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #241 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #244 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
33 decided
767
Total decisions
63 refused in the year to March 2026