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2026/0886 - Prior Notification Telecom Approved
Telecoms masts

Proposal

Telecommunications Notification: Replacement and relocation of 17.5m pole supporting 6no. antennas with 20m pole supporting 12no. antennas, replacement and relocation of 3no. equipment cabinets, installation of 2no. equipment cabinets and development ancillary thereto. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Apr 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve: Esher Common
Internationally or nationally protected for its wildlife. A habitats assessment is needed.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI: Esher Commons SSSI
Natural England must be consulted on work that may affect it.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Open access land
Open country or registered common land, with a right to roam on foot.
Building on registered common land needs the consent of the Secretary of State as well as planning permission.
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
KT11 1HU
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Cobham and Downside Ward
Decision
Notification - Assessment Confirmed
Decision date
8 May 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 13 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 →

Historical activity at this location

2 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Telecommunication Notification - Replacement and relocation of 17.5m pole supporting 6no…
2024/0067
2024 Approved
Telecommunication Notification - Replacement and relocation of 17.5m pole supporting 6no…
2024/0067
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings