Pavement Opposite Junction With Hollythorpe Rise And Lees Hall Avenue Sheffield S8 9JE Data via plota.co.uk

26/02299/TEL - Telecommunications Prior Notification Refused

Proposal

Erection of 15m mast with associated cabinets and ancillary development (Application to determine if approval required for siting and appearance) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
31 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
3 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
21 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Documents 13

Consultation & comments 9

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Cllr mahroof (objects) Consultee Comment · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Neighbour Notification Details Neighbour Notification Details · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Air quality management area: Sheffield Citywide 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
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 3; Local nature reserve 473 m away: Gleadless Valley; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sheffield built-up area.
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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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
Sheffield
Application type
Telecommunications Prior Notification
Postcode
S8 9JE
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Graves Park
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Refuse Prior Notification
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Refused, as 12% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
56decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Sheffield in the last twelve months, from validation. Sheffield decision record →

Public comments

62comments received
61 objecting1 supporting

98% object · above the UK average of 74%

75 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15123966
Planning Portal ref
PP-15123966
Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Comments by
1 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
7 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sheffield
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#183 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Sheffield ranks #176 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sheffield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #178 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #209 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #176 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #114 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
144 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
33 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
124 decided
1,756
Total decisions
237 refused in the year to March 2026