Telecommunication Mast Station Road Oakley Bedfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00298/TELLN - Telecommunication licence notification Decided - Response Sent

Proposal

The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 -Upgrade of equipment: Removal of 3 no. existing antennas and installation of 6 no. replacement antennas on new headframe. Retention of 1 x existing 0.3m dish and installation of 1 x new dish. Installation of 15 no. RRUs. The replacement antennas will be installed onto a new headframe structure to replace the existing headframe on the existing pole. The dishes will be attached to the tower beneath the antennas. The RRUs will be attached to the new headframe. (This is a notification only to the Local Authority who have no determining powers) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Feb 2026
Consultation
18 Feb 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bedford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #201 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) 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
Bedford decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #259 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #239 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #201 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #233 of 296
52%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
67%
Change of use approved
57 decided
993
Total decisions
203 refused in the year to March 2026