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Proposal
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Installation of a 20m monopole supporting 6No antennas, 3No equipment cabinets and ancillary development there to including 3No Remote Radio Units (RRUs). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Jul 2026
Site constraints 5
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 Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
- Gateshead
- Application type
- Telecommunications DPA
- Postcode
- NE9 7UY
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bridges
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Prior approval required and refused
- Decision date
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Clarke Telecom Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, 9 days slower than Gateshead's median of 43 for prior approvals. Refused, as 22% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Gateshead in the last twelve months, from validation. Gateshead decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 10 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 31 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Gateshead is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #289 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 67% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
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