OS 95 High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4EP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00273/TELNOT - Telecommunications Notifications (Reg 5) Telecommunication Notification Lodged

Proposal

Installation of 1 No. 10m Light wooden pole. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Feb 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 229.

Site constraints 6

Conservation area 6 m away: Balsham - West End
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
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Tree preservation order 7 m away: BALSHAM Parish; Inside the Balsham built-up area; Priority habitat 21 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
Telecommunications Notifications (Reg 5)
Postcode
CB21 4EP
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
26 Jan 2026
Ward
Balsham
Parish
Balsham CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Openreach

Decision outlook

Day 229, past the statutory target. 94% of prior approvals in South Cambridgeshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

Day 229173 days past the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
37decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
22 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Cambridgeshire is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #24 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Cambridgeshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #45 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #91 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #24 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #60 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
215 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,509
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026