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PD/26/03323 - Prior Approval Telecommunication Approved

Proposal

Proposed 20m high streetpole accommodating 6 No antennas ancillary equipment, with 2 No equipment cabinets, a retaining wall and associated ancillary development thereto. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 03:31

Application progress

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Received

24 Aug 2026

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Consultation

15 Sept 2026

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Approved

14 Oct 2026

Approved on 14 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 19

Plans & drawings 9

PDF AMENDED PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION Revised Drawing · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDED PROPOSED SITE PLAN Revised Drawing · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN/SITE PHOTO OS Extract · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF PRIOR APPROVAL TELECOMMUNICATION APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 7

Air quality management area: Sandwell 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 ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

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

Conservation area about 11 m away: Smethwick Summit Galton Valley

The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

Also on the record

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Smethwick built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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 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: Sandwell
Application type: Prior Approval Telecommunication
Received: 24 Aug 2026
Validated: 24 Aug 2026
Ward: Soho & Victoria
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 18 Oct 2026
Decision: Prior Approval Required Grant Conditions
Decision date: 14 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Agent: WHP Telecoms

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 16 days slower than Sandwell's median of 35 for prior approvals. Approved, as 86% of prior approvals here are.

This one51d

Council35d

UK34d

97%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

250decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15175425
Planning Portal ref: PP-15175425
Comments by: 6 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 15 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 18 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Sandwell

Planning Authority Score

5/10

Average

#149 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Sandwell ranks #131 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

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

Sandwell decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

86%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #198 of 296

88%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #223 of 296

69%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #131 of 296

34%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #92 of 296

80%

Minor dwellings approved

44 decided (1-9 homes)

100%

Major dwellings approved

15 decided (10+ homes)

78%

Change of use approved

46 decided

909

Total decisions

124 refused in the year to March 2026