Epsom Playhouse Ashley Avenue Epsom Surrey KT18 5AL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00572/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Replacement of air handling condensers with six heats pumps and four condenser units housed within acoustic panelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2026
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Committee
9 Jul 2026
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Approved
9 Jul 2026

Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Epsom and Ewell Planning Committee on 9 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because energy and community benefits outweighed limited heritage harm, subject to noise controls.
  • The Conservation Officer had no objection, Environmental Health supported the proposal subject to a condition, and no neighbours submitted comments.
  • The committee voted 8 for, with the Chair not voting, and granted permission subject to conditions and informatives.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site context, officers’ assessment, consultation, committee discussion, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Epsom and Ewell's committee minutes of 9 Jul 2026.

Documents 22

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Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
Epsom Gateway, Ashley Avenue,Epsom (Change of Use). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Epsom built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
KT18 5AL
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Town
Case officer
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Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
9 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 26 days faster than Epsom and Ewell's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 71% of full applications here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
63decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Jul 2026
Committee
9 Jul 2026
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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