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Prior approval for the installation of a telecommunications base station comprising a 20m monopole supporting 9no antennas and 2 no dishes with wraparound cabinet at the base, together with 6 no equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto

Grass Verge Outside Premier Inn Comet Way Lemsford Road Hatfield AL10 0DA

Decided - RefusedReference: 6/2025/1244/PN15Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decided - Refused
Application type
Class A – electronic communications code operators - PRIOR APPROVAL
Received
18 Jun 2025
Validated
18 Jun 2025
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Application overview

Prior approval for the installation of a telecommunications base station comprising a 20m monopole supporting 9no antennas and 2 no dishes with wraparound cabinet at the base, together with 6 no equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto

Proposal details

Reference
6/2025/1244/PN15
Parish
Hatfield
Agent
Mrs Rachel Gormley

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Application location

Grass Verge Outside Premier Inn Comet Way Lemsford Road Hatfield AL10 0DA

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Description: Application form redactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (218 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Existing Site Plan34518 Planning Drawings Rev A_Part2.pdf (966 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Proposed Site Plan34518 Planning Drawings Rev A_Part3.pdf (1248 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Existing Site Elevation34518 Planning Drawings Rev A_Part4.pdf (657 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Proposed Site Elevation34518 Planning Drawings Rev A_Part5.pdf (1025 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Location Plan34518 SLP red line.pdf (1115 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Conditionl response - HCC HighwaysResponse_6-2025-1244-PN15.pdf (99 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Comment - HCC Fire ServiceFW_ WHBC Planning Application Ref. 6_2025_1244_PN15.pdf (722 kb)Not publishedView
Description: No Objection - WHBC - Public Health and Protection - consultation response memo22 July consultation response memo.pdf (89 kb)Not publishedView
Description: No Objection - WHBC - Public Health and ProtectionComments.pdf (76 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Comment - Hatfield Town CouncilComments(1).pdf (79 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620251244PN15.pdf (134 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620251244PN15(2).pdf (212 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620251244PN15.pdf (114 kb)Not publishedView
Description: DCIMS MHCLG Collaborating For Digital Connectivity Letter - redactedDCMS MHCLG Collaborating for Digital Connectivity Letter_Redacted.pdf (79 kb)Not publishedView
Description: DSIT Minister Of State Letter To Leaders Nov 2024 - readctedDSIT Minister of State letter to Leaders Nov 2024_Redacted.pdf (107 kb)Not publishedView
Description: 5G, EMF Exposure and Safetygsma 5G EMF briefing web 05 20.pdf (2167 kb)Not publishedView
Description: HM Government Ofcom 5G GuideHM Government Ofcom 5G Guide.pdf (608 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Keir Starmer In The Times - We Will Launch A Golden Era Of BuildingKeir Starmer in The Times - We will launch a golden era of building.pdf (127 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Matt Warman MP Letter On 5G Broadband - redactedMatt Warman MP letter on 5G broadband_Redacted.pdf (257 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Matt Warman MP Letter To LPA Chiefs 2021 - redactedMatt Warman MP Letter to LPA Chiefs 2021_Redacted.pdf (180 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Mobile UK Digital Inclusion ReportMobile UK Digital Inclusion report.pdf (1389 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Mobileuk 5G Local Authority ToolkitMobileUK 5G Local Authority Toolkit.pdf (2400 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Mobileuk Health Fact Sheet V1MobileUK Health Fact Sheet V1.pdf (82 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Online Nation 2022 ReportOnline-nation-2022-report.pdf (5244 kb)Not publishedView
Description: 5G And Future Technology Streetworks Monopole Structures5G and Future Technology - Streetworks Monopole Structures.pdf (285 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Mobile UK Councils and ConnectivityMobile UK - Councils and Connectivity.pdf (2307 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Developers Notice to Landowner Cover Letter - redacted34518 Developers Notice Cover Letter and POD_Redacted.pdf (292 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Developers Notice to Landowner - redacted34518 Developers Notice_Redacted.pdf (143 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Application Cover Letter - redacted34518 GPDO Application Cover Letter_Redacted.pdf (121 kb)Not publishedView
Description: ICNIRP Covering Letter and Certificate - redacted34518 ICNIRP Covering Letter and Certificate_Redacted.pdf (655 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Merged Pre Cons Letters And Response - redacted34518 Merged Pre Cons Letters and Response_Redacted.pdf (1198 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Site Specific Coverage Plots EE34518 Site Specific Coverage Plots EE.pdf (985 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Site Specific Coverage Plots 3UK34518 Site Specific Coverage Plots H3G.pdf (3119 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Site Specific Supplementary Information - redacted34518 Grass verge outside Premier Inn SW SSSI v2_Redacted.pdf (1397 kb)Not publishedView

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Decided - Refused
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