Telecommunications Application
Please note that the application form cannot be completed
on-screen and must be printed before completion.
Help Completing the Form
1. Applicant Name and Address
Please enter the Applicant Details, including full name and
title. Please also enter the house/flat number and/or name (if
applicable) and street name in the Street address field. The town,
county, country and full postcode should also be entered.
If the application is being submitted by an agent (i.e. someone
who is acting on the applicant's behalf) all correspondence,
including the decision letter, will be sent to him/her.
2. Agent Name and Address
Please enter the Agent Details, including full name and title.
Please also enter the house/flat number and/or name (if applicable)
and street name in the Street address field. The town, county,
country and full postcode should also be entered.
If the application is being submitted by an agent (i.e. someone
who is acting on the applicant's behalf) all correspondence,
including the decision letter, will be sent to him/her.
3. Site Address Details
Please enter the full postal address of the site. Enter the
house/flat number and/or name (if appropriate) and street name in
the Street address field. The town, county and full postcode should
also be entered. If the application relates to open ground describe
its location as clearly as possible (e.g. ‘Land to rear of 12 to 18
High Street’ or provide a grid reference).
When you submit a location plan, it is recommended that this is
at a scale of 1:1250 or 1:2500, showing at least two named roads
and surrounding buildings. The properties shown should be numbered
or named to ensure that the exact location of the application site
is clear.
The application site must be edged clearly with a red line on
the location plan. It should include all land necessary to carry
out the proposed development (e.g. land required for access to the
site from a public highway, visibility splays (access around a road
junction or access, which should be free from obstruction),
landscaping, car parking and open areas around buildings).
A blue line must be drawn on the plan around any other land
owned by the applicant, close to or adjoining the application
site.
All plans must be to a metric scale and any figured dimensions
given in metres and a scale bar should be included. Each plan
should show the direction of North.
4. Pre-application Advice
The local authority may be able to offer (possibly for a fee)
pre-application discussions before a formal application is
submitted in order to guide applicants through the process. This
can minimise delays later in processing the application.
Pre-application discussions can also help you and the planning
authority identify areas of concern about your proposed development
so that you can give consideration to amending your proposal before
the application is submitted. The advice and guidance given to you
at the pre-application stage is given in good faith. However, it
does not guarantee or supply a definitive undertaking as to whether
your proposal is likely to be acceptable.
If you have received pre-application advice from the planning
service please indicate the reference/date of any correspondence or
discussion and the name of the officer. If you do not know these
details then please state ‘Unknown’.
This will assist the Council in dealing with your application as
quickly as possible.
5. Telecommunications Apparatus
In accordance with the guidelines contained in the Code of Best
Practice on Mobile Phone Network Development 2002, it is expected
that proposals will have been discussed with a planning officer
before making this application for prior approval or planning
permission.
It is expected that details of the proposal will include
information about the location of the site, the type and design of
apparatus to be constructed, other operators already on the site,
the area of search and possible alternative sites. It is also
expected that you have acted in accordance with the Code of Best
Practice and will have submitted details of the rating given to
viable site options under the Traffic Light Rating Model.
In addition it is also recommended that you submit a
consultation statement giving details of who has been consulted and
the nature of the consultation carried out.
6. Supplementary Information
Further information on Annex F of the Code of Best Practice on
Mobile Phone Network Development can be found at:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/codemobilenetwork
7. Neighbour and Community Consultation
The Council will consult your neighbours in most circumstances.
It is often better to tell your neighbours prior to submitting the
application rather than letting the Council’s official letter of
notification bring the application to their attention for the first
time.
8. Planning Application Requirements & Local Level
Requirements
There are two levels of requirements, national and local:
- National - Use the checklist to ensure that
the forms have been correctly completed and that all relevant
information is submitted.
- Local - The local planning authority will have
produced a document (usually available from their website) which
details any specific information that is required to accompany the
application in addition to the national requirements.
Failure to complete the form correctly or to supply sufficiently
detailed drawings or other relevant supporting information may
result in your application being returned as invalid.
9. Declaration
Please sign and date your application.
10. Applicant Contact Details
Please provide contact information for the applicant.
11. Agent Contact Details
Please provide contact information for the agent.
12. Site Visit
Access to the site (i.e. where the works are proposed to take
place) may be required by the case officer. Please provide contact
details in the event that an appointment needs to be made. This
will assist the Council in dealing with your application as quickly
as possible.
If you need any further help or guidance
please email the Planning
Enquires team or telephone 01233 330264.
This webpage was updated on
7/19/2011