MMO2 Site 5660 Rear Of 6 Kiln Close Ipswich Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval determination for proposed removal of existing 15m tower with headframe and 6 no. antennas, and installation of new 24m tower with new headframe (27m to the top), 9 no. antennas, 1 no. transmission dish and ancillary development thereto. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 30 Apr 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Ipswich Planning & Development Committee on 29 Apr 2026.
Refused
- Officers advised refusal because the taller mast would be intrusive, prominent and harmful to the residential street scene.
- Residents raised concerns about height, appearance, trees, privacy, construction and the mast’s effect on the residential area.
- The committee refused prior approval because the mast would dominate homes, harm visual amenity and conflict with design and communications policies.
Source: Plota analysis of Ipswich's committee minutes, Ipswich Planning & Development Committee minutes, 29 April 2026 .
Site constraints 3
Checked on 2 November 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 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 49 days from validation, 10 days slower than Ipswich's median of 39 for prior approvals. Refused, as 7% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Ipswich in the last twelve months, from validation. Ipswich decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 12 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 24 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 29 Apr 2026
Ipswich is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #67 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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