Brooklands Industrial Estate, Avro Way, Weybridge, KT13 0YF Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1319 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of a 2.5m tower extension supporting 6 no. new antennas on a new headframe, 9 no. remote radio units (RRUs), 6 no. break out boxes (BOBs), 1 no. GPS node and 1 no. new cabinet. Relocation of 3 no. existing antennas, 6 no. MHAs and 1 no. 0.3m dish to the new headframe. Removal of the existing headframe, 3 no. antennas, 6 no. MHAs, 3 no. RRUs and 2 no. cabinets. Associated apparatus and ancillary works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jun 2026
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Validated
18 Jun 2026
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Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Brooklands conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Brooklands
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 194 m away: Brooklands motor racing circuit, remains of the pre-World War II aerodrome, World War II Bofors tower and shelters, and the Brooklands memorial; National infrastructure project about 1818 m away: M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange improvement; Inside the Byfleet built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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

Council
Elmbridge
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
KT13 0YF
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Weybridge St Georges Hill Ward
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
13 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 11 days faster than Elmbridge's median of 67 for full applications. Approved, as 71% of full applications here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
204decided in the last year

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

Elmbridge
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#247 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Elmbridge ranks #195 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Elmbridge is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Elmbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #277 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #281 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #195 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #178 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
195 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
32 decided
1,358
Total decisions
314 refused in the year to March 2026