Land Adjoining Ewell East Railway Station Cheam Road Ewell Surrey KT17 1QR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00955/SCR - Envir. Impact Assess Screening Opinion Approved

Proposal

Screening Opinion pursuant to Regulation 6 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, as amended (the EIA Regulations), in respect of an outline planning application for the delivery of residential development with associated work at land adjoining Ewell East Station, Priest Hill, Ewell, KT17 1QR (Priest Hill). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Public footpath 21 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ewell built-up area; Green belt 21 m away: London; Tree preservation order 21 m away: TPO 332 - Area 73 Nonsuch Ward.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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
Envir. Impact Assess Screening Opinion
Postcode
KT17 1QR
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Nonsuch
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Carter Jonas

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 22 days faster than Epsom and Ewell's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 63% of new homes here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
33decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 17 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