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26/00987/NOTTE - Telecom Development - Notification Approved

Proposal

Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus under Regulation 5, detailed as 9m light pole at the above location. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

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.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Epsom built-up area; Tree preservation order 23 m away: TPO 45 - College Road - Links Road; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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

Application type
Telecom Development - Notification
Postcode
KT17 4JL
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
College
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Openreach

How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, 11 days faster than Epsom and Ewell's median of 37 for prior approvals. Approved, as 89% of prior approvals here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
37decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Epsom and Ewell
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#47 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Epsom and Ewell is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #16 out of 296. Only 14% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Epsom and Ewell decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #236 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #203 of 296
90%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #16 of 296
14%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #10 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
68 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
11 decided
639
Total decisions
110 refused in the year to March 2026