Junction Opposite Edinburgh Drive And Kingston Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1PA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00577/T56 - Telecom 56 days Refused

Proposal

Prior Approval notification for the upgrade of the existing telecommunications site. Removal of the existing 8m telegraph pole and antennas, and installation of a 20m monopole supporting 6 no new antennas with wraparound cabinet at base with the removal of 2 no existing cabinets and replacement with 1 no new cabinet and ancillary development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
10 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
16 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 113 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project
The site is about 113 m from the project boundary. Pipeline, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway) (at pre-application, about 1348 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 176 m away: Roman camp, Matthew Arnold School's playing field, Staines; Inside the Staines-upon-Thames 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
Spelthorne
Application type
Telecom 56 days
Postcode
TW18 1PA
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Staines South
Parish
Staines ED
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Perry Williams Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. Refused, as 10% of prior approvals here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
73decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Spelthorne in the last twelve months, from validation. Spelthorne decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14970915
Planning Portal ref
PP-14970915
Neighbours
10 Jun 2026
Consultation
10 Jun 2026
Comments by
1 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
10 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Spelthorne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#155 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Spelthorne ranks #124 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Spelthorne decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #258 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #225 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #124 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #106 of 296
57%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
57%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
46%
Change of use approved
26 decided
634
Total decisions
122 refused in the year to March 2026