Torridge District Council Cattle Market Car Park Chanters Road Bideford Devon Data via plota.co.uk

1/0741/2026/TEL - Telecommunications Notification Application is being considered

Proposal

Prior approval notification for the installation of a 18m monopole with 6 no. antennas, 2 no. dishes and 4 no. associated cabinets and ancillary development under Part 16 of GPDO. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 05:23

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Application progress

✓

Received

25 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

1 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

1 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 31 Oct 2026, from Torridge's recent prior approvals.

Comments are open until 31 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 21

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

SSSI 83 m away: Taw-Torridge Estuary SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bideford built-up area; National infrastructure project 1778 m away: Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project.

Not affected

Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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: Torridge
Application type: Telecommunications Notification
Received: 25 Sept 2026
Validated: 1 Oct 2026
Ward: Bideford North
Parish: Bideford
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 26 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Telent

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Torridge usually decides prior approvals by day 26.

prediction

Day 848 days to the 56-day target

95%decided within 8 weeks

89%approved

93decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15251125
Planning Portal ref: PP-15251125
Neighbours: 1 Oct 2026
Consultation: 1 Oct 2026
Comments by: 31 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 26 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Torridge

Planning Authority Score

7.6/10

Good

#40 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Torridge is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #55 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils

98% approved vs 90% nationally

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Torridge decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

87%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #184 of 296

98%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #25 of 296

78%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #55 of 296

38%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #133 of 296

72%

Minor dwellings approved

155 decided (1-9 homes)

85%

Major dwellings approved

13 decided (10+ homes)

82%

Change of use approved

11 decided

554

Total decisions

71 refused in the year to March 2026

Torridge District Council Cattle Market Car Park Chanters Road Bideford Devon Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 21

Statements & assessments 3

Plans & drawings 5

Application forms 1

Other documents 12