Land On East Side Of Leatherhead Road Malden Rushett Chessington KT9 2NG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01543/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Change of use of land for the creation of a residential caravan site (7nos. pitches for Gypsies/Travellers), including the erection of 7nos. dayrooms and associated hardstanding and drainage works, and landscaping enhancement (Part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:49

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Application progress

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Received

14 Jul 2026

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Validated

6 Aug 2026

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Consultation

7 Aug 2026

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Refused

11 Sept 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Documents 9

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. 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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Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Air quality management area: Kingston upon Thames AQMA

The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.

Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.

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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Public transport access: PTAL 1a (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Kingston upon Thames
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: KT9 2NG
Received: 14 Jul 2026
Validated: 6 Aug 2026
Ward: Chessington South & Malden Rushett
Parish: South Of The Borough
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 1 Oct 2026
Decision: Refuse
Decision date: 11 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 20 days faster than Kingston upon Thames's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 30% of changes of use here are.

This one36d

Council56d

UK56d

76%decided within 8 weeks

70%approved

113decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Kingston upon Thames in the last twelve months, from validation. Kingston upon Thames decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

18 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15081321
Planning Portal ref: PP-15081321
Neighbours: 6 Aug 2026
Consultation: 7 Aug 2026
Comments by: 28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 1 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved

Chessington Garden Centre Leatherhead Road Chessington KT9 2NG

Existing 3x lower antennas to be removed and replaced with ancillary equipment thereto.

18/10410 13 Nov 2018

2018 Approved

Chessington Garden Centre Leatherhead Road Chessington KT9 2NG

Existing 3x lower antennas to be removed and replaced with ancillary equipment thereto.

18/10410/NOTTE 13 Nov 2018

2016 Withdrawn

Chessington Garden Centre Leatherhead Road Chessington KT9 2NG

Proposed installation comprising a 17.50m lattice tower, supporting 6no x antennas, 2no x…

16/10383/TEL 24 Oct 2016

2016 Withdrawn

Chessington Garden Centre Leatherhead Road Chessington KT9 2NG

Proposed installation comprising a 17.50m lattice tower, supporting 6no x antennas, 2no x…

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Kingston upon Thames

Planning Authority Score

6.5/10

Good

#76 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

Kingston upon Thames is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #33 out of 296. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Kingston upon Thames is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils

only 82% approved vs 90% nationally

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Kingston upon Thames decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

75%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #288 of 296

82%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #266 of 296

81%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #33 of 296

20%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #18 of 296

44%

Minor dwellings approved

124 decided (1-9 homes)

60%

Major dwellings approved

10 decided (10+ homes)

42%

Change of use approved

26 decided

1,112

Total decisions

274 refused in the year to March 2026

Land On East Side Of Leatherhead Road Malden Rushett Chessington KT9 2NG Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 1

Plans & drawings 4

Application forms 1

Other documents 1

Site constraints 5

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