Telecommunications site at Thames Court, Thames Meadow, West Molesey, Surrey, KT8 1TP Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1014 - Prior Notification Telecom Approved

Proposal

Telecommunications Notification: removal and replacement of 6no. antennas (RAL7035 Grey), installation of 2no. dishes (1no. 300mm; 1no. 600mm) (RAL7035 Grey) and ancillary development thereto. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Apr 2026
✓
Approved
19 May 2026

Approved on 19 May 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the West Molesey built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1716 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Elmbridge
Application type
Prior Notification Telecom
Postcode
KT8 1TP
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Molesey East Ward
Decision
Notification - Assessment Confirmed
Decision date
19 May 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 16 days faster than Elmbridge's median of 37 for prior approvals. Approved, as 71% of prior approvals here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
95decided in the last year

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

Elmbridge
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#247 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Elmbridge ranks #195 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Elmbridge is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Elmbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #277 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #281 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #195 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #178 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
195 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
32 decided
1,358
Total decisions
314 refused in the year to March 2026