Outside 35 the Street, Ashtead, KT21 1AA Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00297 - Detailed Allowed on appeal

Proposal

Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
16 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
13 Apr 2026
✓
Appeal allowed
10 Aug 2026

Refused on 13 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Radon-affected area
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 366 m away: Ashtead Park; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ashtead built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Detailed
Postcode
KT21 1AA
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
Ashtead Park
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Apr 2026
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
13 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 10 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6010789 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Telent

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 7 days faster than Mole Valley's median of 63 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 84% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
32decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Mole Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Mole Valley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00100
Comments by
29 Mar 2026
Committee
12 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Mole Valley is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #240 out of 296. Mole Valley is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 76% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 76% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Mole Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
72%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #291 of 296
76%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #291 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #240 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #172 of 296
47%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
15 decided
913
Total decisions
259 refused in the year to March 2026