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25PT/0575 - Prior Detm - Telecom Mast Refused

Proposal

To install 20m high 5G telecommunications mast with associated cabin equipment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Mar 2025
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Refused
16 Dec 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
15 Jun 2026

Refused on 16 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Nov 2026

Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction
The Liverpool (Anfield, Central, Greenbank, Kensington and Fairfield, Picton, Princess Park, Riverside, Tuebrook and Stoneycroft and Wavertree wards and parts of Kirkdale and Church wards) (Article 4(. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Liverpool City 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
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Tree preservation order 7 m away: Site of Newsham General Hospital off Belmont Road.; Inside the Liverpool built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 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

Council
Liverpool
Application type
Prior Detm - Telecom Mast
Postcode
L6 4BX
Received
7 Mar 2025
Validated
7 Mar 2025
Ward
Tuebrook Breckside Park
Parish
City North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Dec 2025
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
16 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 15 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003236 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
WHP Telecoms Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 284 days from validation, 247 days slower than Liverpool's median of 37 for prior approvals. Refused, as 31% of prior approvals here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
104decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Dec 2025
Liverpool
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#160 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Liverpool ranks #165 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Liverpool decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #209 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #157 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #165 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #138 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
61%
Change of use approved
195 decided
1,478
Total decisions
222 refused in the year to March 2026