Land At The Chalkpit College Road Epsom Surrey KT17 4JA

Awaiting decision 26/00525/CMA
Council
Date received
6 May 2026
Date validated
6 May 2026
Postcode
KT17 4JA

Description

Change of use of an existing Waste Transfer Station to a Materials Recycling Facility and extension of this site to incorporate a new Waste Transfer Station including demolition of existing building reinforcement of retaining wall provision of new site surfacing and drainage construction of buildings for the bulking and processing of mixed skip waste and skip storage and the sorting and transfer of inert waste materials use of an office retention of existing workshop installation of weighbridge retention of entrance gates and fencing and provision of car parking (part retrospective) without compliance with Conditions 1, 4, 5, 6 and 19 of planning permission ref EP21/00223/CMA dated 2 May 2023 to regularise changes to the building configurations and use of the picking station in building 1 and to provide for relocation of electric vehicle charging points and a revised surface water drainage system.

7.4/10
Planning Authority Score
#39 of 282

Council-wide context — figures cover all householder decisions across the authority, not this specific application.

Epsom and Ewell is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #14 out of 282. Only 15% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Epsom and Ewell decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #199 of 282
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #195 of 282
89%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #14 of 282
15%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #13 of 282
73%
Minor dwellings approved
66 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
70%
Change of use approved
10 decided
631
Total decisions
92 refused in 2025