Telecommunications Mast 27583 Land Adjacent Stuart Bathurst High School Wood Green Road Wednesbury Data via plota.co.uk

PD/26/03333 - Prior Approval Telecommunication Approved

Proposal

Proposed 20m high streetpole accommodating 12 No. antennas and ancillary equipment, together with 6 No. equipment cabinets, 1 No. meter cabinet and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Consultation
17 Sept 2026
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Approved
14 Oct 2026

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

Site constraints 5

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Wednesbury 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. 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
Sandwell
Application type
Prior Approval Telecommunication
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Wednesbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Decision
Prior Approval is Required and Granted
Decision date
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
WHP Telecoms

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 6 days slower than Sandwell's median of 35 for prior approvals. Approved, as 86% of prior approvals here are.

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-15198178
Planning Portal ref
PP-15198178
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
28 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